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Description: | Late Saxon cast cruciform or quatrefoil harness mount with rivet hole in each arm, one with incomplete rivet. In the angles three-quarter round moulded cut-outs are surrounded by semi-circular grooves, both ends of each of which are joined to its neighbour by two short grooves.The decoration, showing signs of Scandinavian influence, is very close to that on a mount from Little Dunham (HER 30272), although on that piece in place of the cut-outs there are inner semicircular grooves. 39.5 x 35.5mm. Thickness 2mm. 11th century.
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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