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Description: | Copper alloy buckle of 'gaping-mouth beast' type, in the shape of an open-mouthed dog or lion's head, with a trapezoidal loop extending from the bottom of the back of the hollow head. There is light green corrosion inside, while the outer surface has a light brown patina. The lower lip of the animal is slightly pointed, the nose is small and rounded (slightly damaged), the circular raised eyes are hollowed and one retains traces of light green ?glass, the ears are small and slightly pointed. There are moulded lines all over the head, including the underside, to represent fur. The underside of the head is flattened. There is a hole on the underside blocked with iron corrosion from the buckle's pin. There are rounded knops on the outer corners of the trapezoidal loop. Length 27.3mm, width of head 13.14mm, width of loop 19.38mm, thickness (overall) 15.90mm, thickness (of loop) 3.25mm, internal diameter 7-9mm, weight 12.27g.This type of buckle has been studied by A. Rogerson and S. Ashley and is the subject of a forthcoming article in Medieval Archaeology (2011). The head is of Romanesque appearance and so a 12th-century date is likely.
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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