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Description: | Probable terminal from a strap distributor. The object is a tubular openwork fitting, 26mm in length, 15mm in width and 11mm in depth. The fitting is semi-circular in cross-section and in its entirety is the form of an animals head. The head resembles a bear or dog, with two large semi-circular ears at the top, leading onto the elongated forehead and snout. The eyes are probably represented by two pointed oval openwork areas to either side of the snout. There are further openwork areas beyond the eyes towards the nose on either side, that may represent the open mouth of the beast, or may just be decorative. The fitting terminates with a rounded snout or nose. When viewed 'snout-on' the snout terminates with a single vertical integral bar. The terminal of the head end terminates with a rectangular loop set horizontally. The reverse of the fitting is decorated with a curved cross formed by two pairs of tramlines. The interior of either pair contains an incised line down the centre respecting the shape of the perimeter curves. There is a corroded hole in the centre of the reverse.
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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