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Description: | Probable early Medieval spur neck in the form of a beasts head.
The neck is of rounded rectangular section and has a notch on the upper surface, followed by two parallel lines running lengthways just before the neck meets the back of the head. It widens in profile to form the head, which then further expands into an upward pointing snout. The snout is flat ended.
The object is cast with the addition of incised decoration being used to define the facial features. Two lines run from the lower edge of the head to the end of the snout, representing an open mouth. There are also incised lines marking out the eyes and a small circular impression on each cheek.
An iron rod is visible at the neck end and runs through the object to the head, where it would have protruded through the beasts mouth. The neck terminal is concave and would have fitted onto the curving profile of a spur.
This spur neck is a more stylised example of the 11th century type published in Medieval Archaeology no. 46, 2002, p115-118 and is therefore most likely of a slightly later date. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | McNestrie, Beth - Museum of Antiquities | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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