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Description: | There are two similar mounts. The design is a wolf head. Hair on the forehead is depitced by cross-hatching. On one mount, either side of the head there is a high-relief triangular shapes depict ears. On both, above the eyes there is a horizontal groove. The eyes are not given definition, but the area is sunken. The snout protrudes and is triangular in section with oblique grooves either side. In the centre of each forehead there is a rivet head visible, which protrudes on the reverse. The rivets, which are not integral, are circular in section, and one is incpmplete, whereas the other terminales with a circular copper alloy washer. Beneath this washer traces of leather is visible. The reverse of the mounts is hollow. The mounts have a dark grey patina, however one mount is shiny whereas the other has a matte finish. The rivets are a mid green colour. The dimensions (mm) of one are 13.6 x 9.8. The other 12.6 x 10. | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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