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Strap end from Wigber Low
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Strap end from Wigber Low
Dimensions : Length 2.6cm.
Site name : Wigber Low
Site type : Burial site
Time period : Anglo-Saxon
Material : Silver; Metal
Object type : Grave goods; Personal item
Museum number : 1981.1.5487
This tiny silver object from Wigber Low is a strap-end. Metal strap-ends were used to protect the ends of leather straps when they were passed through buckles. This is a fairly simple example. There is no decoration except two bands dividing the object roughly into thirds.
It was found in a disturbed context during the excavation. However, it is certainly Anglo-Saxon and may have been disturbed by earlier investigation of the barrow.
Bibliography :
Collis, J. , 1983
Jones, H. E. , 1997
Glossary:
Anglo-Saxon
Barrow
Excavation
Peak District
Rivet
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Orb from Wigber Low
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