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Description: | a copper alloy strap fitting of medieval date. It has a rectangular plate 22.1mm in length and 11.45mm wide, with one long edge incomplete. On the upper surface are traces of a curvilinear pattern, possibly a letter S with serifs, set longitudinally, with further patterning within the curves of the S. Traces of gilding are also present. From the centre of the complete long edge is a narrow projection 14.45mm in length, the terminal of which is in the shape of a 3 dimensional animal head 8.65mm in length and 5.45mm maximum width. It has two pricked ears and a pointed, upturned snout. There is a line running down the head to the snout, and a transverse line, slightly raised, halfway across the head. The underside of the strap fitting is undecorated, and it weighs 3.56g. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Carr, Jane - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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