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Description: | Incomplete cast copper alloy chatelaine. Only the frame edge and part of the loop below survives. The frame is oval in cross-section and has a thickened terminal in the form of an animals neck and head. The neck is square in cross-section and the head of the animal is at a right angle to it, facing inwards towards the hook. There is a pair of moulded ovals depicting the ears and a smaller pair depicting the eyes. The mouth is open as if the animal is bellowing. The hook below is incomplete. The surface has been gilded.A similar complete example is recorded on the Portable Antiquities Scheme database as BH-4A9D88 (Thanks to Julian Watters for this parallel).
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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