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Description: | Copper alloy decorative object, possibly the outer edge of a buckle of Early Medieval/Medieval date. The object is curved, with the lower edge being slightly longer than the upper edge so that the object is also angled back from the lower edge and the reverse is concave. There is a plain border along the upper and lower edges between which there is moulded openwork decoration. The decoration comprises two opposing zoomorphic creatures of uncertain type. They face one another with their heads turned away from the object so that their necks meet behind the heads. The faces are worn, but the features appear to have also been moulded, with circular recesses for the eyes, and a lateral groove indicating the mouth visible on at least one of the creatures. The creatures appear to have two legs and the bodies are similar to those of birds, however they also have a long tail which curves back over the body. One of the legs of each animal is directly beneath it, meeting the lower edge of the object, while the other reaches forward. The two extended legs meet at a flat triangular projecting platform, which may have served as a pin rest, above which is a circular aperture beneath the heads. The object is broken off at either side so that the original form is unknown. Dark reddish-brown patina.
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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