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Description: | A copper alloy, zoomorphic mount, probably dating to the Early Medieval period, AD1000-1100. It is shaped as a three dimensional animal head terminating in a large bulbous snout. Above the snout there are two large, comma shaped eyes, and above these two protruding pellets for ears. At the top of the head behind the ears are two holes, one on either side of a thin neck. The find widens out above the neck and is broken off at the top. This end looks as though it may have had two rivet holes to attach the mount to another object, possibly a belt or strap. The back of the find (behind the head) is hollow and a single copper alloy rivet protrudes through from the front. Overall the mount is reminiscent of a strap end although it is not flat as strap ends usually are. It weighs 19.24g and measures 47.31mm in length, 17.4mm in width and 11.7mm in thickness.
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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