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Description: | Decorated copper alloy fragment from an unidentified object. The fragment is thin, flat and slightly curved. The outer and inner edges appear to be original, however the object is broken to its left and right. The face of the artefact is decorated with what looks like a running frieze that was repeating. Two three-or-four toed feet are visible; one in the middle at the bottom, and one at the top left. This sort of animal foot occurs in both the early and middle Saxon periods. The reverse of the object shows no obvious signs of attachment, and no traces of solder. The fact that the lower edge appears to be original would argue against it being a vessel or bowel rim, however ir could have been applied to such an object, or used as a casket mount or similar.
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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