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Description: | A cast copper-alloy belt fitting from the Post Medieval period, c. 1500-1600. The hook S-shaped in plan and semi-circular in section. Both arms of the S are symmetrically decorated on both faces. At the centre of the object is a collar flanked by leaf-like motif on either side which divides the arms. Each terminal of the fitting bears a beast's head with eyes, ears and a snout with open mouth.The fitting is very worn and has a green patina. The curve of one of the arms is in-filled with a material covered in orange-brown corrosion. See: NCL-BD1CE5 and NCL-A53928 for parallel finds.
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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