Copper-alloy, 1.68 grams, 29.79 mm. 8th-9th century AD. A very fine and delicate strap end suitable for a narrow (approx. 7.5 mm) strap. The upper edge is slightly bifurcated above the single rivet-hole. The main body has convex, slightly corrugated edges and a rectangular panel within. Two square ‘ears’ are placed above a subtriangular head terminating in a thickened muzzle. The layout and design are similar to the Whitby strap end, but miniaturized. Reference: Webster, L. & Backhouse, J. The Making of England. Anglo-Saxon Art and Culture AD 600-900, London, 1991, p.142 item 107(b) and cf. p.233 items 191-3. Very fine condition.