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Description: | Anglo-Scandinavian gilded copper-alloy object, 74mm high (top to bottom) and 8mm thick. The object consists of a rectangular base which has three protrusions emerging from its upper side. The two outer ones are in the form of a beast's head and neck. Each one is identical and has a long neck decorated with incised lines to form a mane. They have a raised collar at their necks which lie just behind upward-pointing rounded ears. The ears are decorated with a three-sided interlace pattern; in front of this pattern lies a raised rounded eye. The beasts also have beard-like protrusions emerging from their chins and upward-turning snouts. These parts are decorated on both sides and have an unusual rectangular recess running along the top of their heads. The central protrusion is sub-rectangular and reminiscent of a Scandinavian memorial stone. It has an upper trefoil terminal and has a semi-circular nick out of each of its sides near the base. The whole of this area is decorated with interlace. Below this, in the centre of the object, is a stylised human head with large rounded eyes, large eyebrows and an exaggerated moustache. This design only appears on one side and it has a rivet hole under each side of the moustache. Below in the centre of the object is a large circular hole which has traces of iron corrosion all around it. There are two further rivets in the central upper section, one at the top and one near the bottom. The whole object has traces of gilding in places.
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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