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Description: | A cast copper alloy unidentified object.
The object is formed from a flat strip of copper alloy. The strip divides into two curved branches and each branch extends out, terminating with a head of a bird, probably a phoenix. The front surface of the object with decorated by incised linear decoration. The centre strip is very long and gives the object an overall length of 96.58 mm. The metal is pitted and it is a mid greyish-green colour.
It has been suggested that this object could be a decorative mount from a bucket, a helmet or a shield. The identification of the object remains uncertain but of the experts who have looked at it all agree that it is Anglo-Saxon in date, possible with Anglo-Scandinavian influences. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Andrews-Wilson, Liz - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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