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Description: | Enamelled copper alloy buckle plate dating to the medieval period. The buckle plate is rectangular and has two integral arms at the side of the frame. The front of the frame is highly decorative, depicting a large winged griffin or bird facing left. The pointed beak and slender head are shown in reserved metal at the top left hand corner of the frame. The outline of the bird is also in reserve metal as is what appears to be a large tilted letter 'R' in the centre of the wing, though this might actually just be highlighting the various elements of the wing. The front feet are very small and located at the bottom left hand corner of the frame. There is a rivet hole in the top and bottom right hand corner of the frame. The holes contain iron corrosion. The perimeter of the frame is decorated with an incised zig-zagged line.The recessed areas of the decorated area are filled with two different colours of enamel. The field outside the bird contains green enamel whereas the interior cells contain yellow-cream coloured paste.
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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