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Description: | An incomplete unidentified copper-alloy object. This object has an animal head terminal and projecting from behind its neck is the remains of a crescent shaped cuvilinear projection. The animal head terminal is roughly rectangular in shape measuring 23mm in length and 16mm in width. It has logitudinal wavy grooves which seem to represent hair or fur and two protruding globular eyes on the sides of the head, the snout is tapering and rounded at its terminal and has two transverse grooves across its top. The front face is convex and a small iron rivet can be seen in the centre of the head, inbetween the eyes. In the centre of the crescent shaped projection behind the animal head there is a projecting pointed knob. One of the terminals of the crescent shaped projection appears to be complete it is 21.5mm in length and 9mm in width, it is rectangular in plan and tapers towards its end, there is transverse moulding with a transverse groove through its centre 7mm from the terminal. The other projection is incomplete due to an old break. The back face of both the animal head terminal and the protrusion is hollow, and the front face convex. The function of this object is unknown and no parallel can be found. It seems most likely to be Medieval in date, due to its style. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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