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Description: | The bow head is an elongated vertical oval shape in plan which has a vertical semi-circular lug on the reverse. The lug has a circular hole in the centre which is filled with a fragment of iron wire. Otherwise the reverse of the bow head is concave. The bow smoothly protrudes from the bow head and curves to a highly moulded acanthus. Below the acanthus the bow straightness. The upper portion of the bow is decorated with a possible stylised head of a bull/horse with vertical, central ridges. The bow is semi-circular in cross-section. Below the acanthus the decoration is a series of oblique lines either side of a central vertical ridge. The catchplate is complete and solid. The bow foot is circular in cross-section and has a pimple at the base. Traces of tinning/silvering. The pin and spring is missing.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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