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Description: | LS Ae mount from ?strap-distributor, worn, slightly convex section, lozengiform with concave sides and animal-head terminal at each corner, central perforation with four further perforations in cruciform arrangement, one with remains of iron rivet, one each between pair of ears on each of four animal heads, upper-most head has extra (?secondary) perforation through its centre. Inlaid lines of niello frame perforations and four five-sided inlaid silver panels, each of which is decorated with an engraved interlaced beast. The two upper panels have mirrored images of inward facing lion-like beasts with heads raised and interlace springing from their mouths, the lower two panels have mirrored images of beasts walking outwards with heads looking backwards over their shoulders (passant reguardant). 60 x 60mm. 9th-century. | 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: | 650
1066 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Katie Hinds | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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