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Description: | Complete decorated cast copper alloy mount of possible Late Early-Medieval, eleventh century date. Length 56mm, width 17mm and 17mm thick. Weight 28.48g.The upper half of the mount is flat and about 2mm thick and the top is trefoil-shaped. The front of the upper half is decorated with curving lines. The lower half of the mount is bulbous and is hollow at the rear. The bulbous part at the front is in the form of a stylised animal head in the Anglo-Scandinavian version of the eleventh century Ringerike style of Viking art. The eyes, nose and mouth are very prominent. Each eye is represented by a raised annulet within a circular depression. The annulet may have been filled with a decorative material. However, there is no evidence for this. The hair or fur of the animal is formed by curvilinear lines. All the curving lines on the front of the object may be moulded. Alternatively, they may be incised or engraved.Viewing the rear of the mount, the upper half has two integral rivets, each of which is about 4mm in diameter, protrudes about 3mm and is burred at the ends. At the base, an integral bar connects the two inner sides. This is sub-circular in cross-section and has a maximum diameter of 3.5mm. However, the centre of this bar has a slight swelling and this may indicate that the bar has been subject to wear either side of the swollen part.The metal is reddish brown and small patches of a mid-green patina survive. The object appears to be in a stable condition. It is reminiscent of stirrup terminals of 11th-century date; alternatively, it may be a sword-belt fitting.
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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