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Description: | A copper-alloy hinge, possibly from a casket or similar container. The object is triangular in plan, plano-convex in cross-section and has two incomplete rear-ward curving arms extending from the wide end.The perimeter of the body is decorated with a line of pellets in niello. There is a circular rivet hole in the centre of the body. The terminal of the object is in the form of an animals head with a pierced loop for a snout. The ears are shown by two pronounced knobs. The forehead and eyebrows are faceted.This object is similar to two other mounts from Suffolk recorded on the PAS database, assigned to the late Early Medieval period due to their decorative features (SF-FC8218 & SF-FB1F76).
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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