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Description: | Gilt copper-alloy beak-shaped fitting. Flat, with one pointed end and the other formed of two straight edges of differing lengths. There is a plain, raised outer border enclosing a Style I animal; almost all of the gilding survives within this panel. Traces of gilding on the reverse surface suggest that this was not a setting, but was intended to be viewed from both sides. There are no broken edges, and no trace of any means of attachment. L: 24.5 W: 2.5-7.5 T: 1.5 Wt: 1.68g The function of this elaborately decorated and well-made object is elusive. Experts at the British Musem know of no parallel.
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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