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Description: | MS/LS Broad & stubby (39 x 18mm) strap-end in good condition. The split attachment edge has two Ae rivets Three leaf-shaped cells of decayed niello are arranged longitudinally, & part of a silver wire spiral inlay is visible in the larger, central, cell which is defined by grooves. These split into two & continue around the ears of an animal head which are both picked out by a small round cell of niello & a deep crescentic punched or tooled impression. The head itself is indicated by the outline of the terminal & the brow consists of a marked rounded thickening of the object. A sub-triangular cell of niello sits in the middle of the brow & one other, along with a sub-square cell, mark the snout. The slanting ovoid eyes are cast On the reverse two tiny pinhole perforations near the split end are probably casting imperfections, & nearby are several ancient diagonal scratches. 9th cent. | 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: | 801
900 | 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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