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Description: | Curving rectangular copper alloy strip with pierced circular terminal; strip broken at other end; parallel sided, max thickness 4mm tapers to 1.5mm at circular terminal, the latter is pierced with a central circular attachment hole 5mm in diameter; traces of gilding on sides and reverse; front surface decorated with an elongated rectangular field of decoration, this consists of an engraved foliate pattern incorporating undulating tendrils with curling leaves; the engraved details are inlaid with blue champleve enamel; exact function unknown, perhaps a fitting or binding for a casket, armour or horse equipment; the decoration is comparable to that used on elaborate medieval spurs, cf. The Age of Chivalry, cat. no. 168. | Format: | text/html | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ | Publisher: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Rights holder: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Subjects: | archaeology | Temporal: | 1250
1400 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Gabor Thomas | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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