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Description: | A rectangular Anglo-Saxon mount dating to the 8th or 9th century and probably a mount for a box or even a house-shrine. The mount still retains its vivid colours and some gilding and the design appears to represent the face of a man in raised relief. The facial features consist of eyebrows (represented by three horizontal lines) adjoining the nose, eyes, cheeks (depicted by two semi-circles at an angle) and a slightly open mouth, depicted by an elongated triangle with a downwards point for the chin. There are two sub-circular designs either side of the chin, although it is unclear what these are intended to represent. The face is enclosed within an outer rectangular border, which is open at the base. The reverse of the mount is plain but appears to have two possible rivet points at the top and bottom.The mount measures 19.11mm in length, 12.51mm in width and is 2.9mm thick. It weighs 3.8gms.
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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