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Description: | Probable fragment of an Anglo-Saxon shield mount in cast copper alloy dating to the 6th century AD. Rounded body with rectangular projection with dome headed rivet on back. The body is decorated with two rows of punched ring and dot between two pairs of incised lines. The rectangular projection has a double collar. Extensive gilding survives on the front face. Reference: T. M. Dickinson, Symbol of Protection: The Significance of Animal-ornamented Shields in Early Anglo-Saxon England, Medieval Archaeology Vol. XLIX 2005, pp109-163.Alternatively this may be part of a mount from horse harness.
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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