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Description: | Incomplete cast copper-alloy mount of uncertain use of probable later Early Medieval date (c.1000-1200 AD). The item is a tapering triangular shape with a zoomorphic terminus at one end and a flat edge at the other where the item has probably been broken in antiquity. The zoomorphic head takes the form of a dog or dragon like beast with flattened back large ears and a a tapered flat-ended snout. The eyes are drilled ring & dot. The 'bow' part of the object is plain (except for a few file marks) on the interior whilst the exterior is decorated with a central groove flanked by incised diagonal lines to each side. It is possibly part of a box-fitting. Kevin Leahy, a specialist in Early Medieval finds, notes that this zoomorphic style is typical of the later Anglo-Saxon early Norman period and although we cannot be certain about its date or use it seems most likely that it falls into this time period based on stylistically similar strap ends.
Other suggestions have included a Roman date with the item suggested to be a late Roman bracelet. However, no convincing parallels were found in published literature therefore despite the large quantity of additional Roman material which came from this site, it does seem unlikely to be so early.
Dated c. 1000-1200 AD. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Burrill, Charlotte - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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