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Description: | Cast copper alloy medieval animal mount.
The animal has a long neck and rounded face. There is a small indentation for the mouth and hair on the head. The back is rounded and raised and the animal has a small rounded tail. The stomach hangs down between the legs and is pointed. Both feet face inwards. The animal looks as if it is running and is possibly a lion.
There are two circular preforations which would have contained rivets for attachment, one at the neck and one below the tail. The reverse is undecorated and the feet show no sign of ware.
This object was found with LVPL-207BE3 and LVPL-20C5D0. This animal mount faces right as does LVPL-207BE3, however LVPL-20C5D0 is faces left.
Examples of feet turned inwards can be found in Germany. The object is probably a belt mount and the feet may have been used for something such as a strap to feed through. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Oakden, Vanessa | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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