Find Spot record MCC1265 - Anglo-Saxon strap end, Colchester

Summary

Late Anglo-Saxon strap end, Colchester, recorded in 1915.

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Non Parish Area COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

A bronze strap end said to have been from Colchester was purchased by the Museum in 1915.<1> The object is 34mm long and decorated over most of its upper surface with lines of punched holes. It has been dated to the 9th or 10th century.<2>

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> LIST: Colchester Museums. 1912-1923. Colchester Museum Accession Register 1912-1923. COLEM 1915.3187.
  • <2> Monograph: Crummy, Philip. 1981. CAR 1: Aspects of Anglo-Saxon and Norman Colchester. 1. p.21.

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Record last edited

Oct 13 2016 9:25AM

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