Ballateare Viking Burial Strap-distributor
Date made: Viking
Description: Made of a heavy ring around which are looped three clasps made from folded metal with plain backs but decorated on the front with lines an triangles. There are three rivets in incised circles on each clasp, and fragments of leather remain in each clasp.
It is likely that this strap-distributor and the strap-ends were most likely made in the same workshop, possibly in England.
Measurements: 53mm x 67mm x 10mm; diameter of ring 21mm, length of one clasp 32mm
Materials: copper alloy
Date found: 1946
Object name: strap-distributor
Collection: Archaeology Collection
ID number: 1966-0373/04