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Description: | A cast, copper alloy medieval swivel type fitting (possibly part of a belt-buckle)dating from 13th-15th century. The fitting is in the form of an acrobatic male touching his head with his feet creating an annular shape. A central lozenge shaped hole is formed with the position of the acrobat. The facial features are clearly defined with large round bulging eyes, pointed nose and pressed lips. One hand is placed flat on his chest while the other is in the position of being augmented with phallus. On his feet is a cylindrical protrusion that is slightly wider at the top than the base. This is likely to have attached the fitting into something else, perhaps a hole in a frame of some sort, allowing the body to swivel. The fitting weighs 8.61g and measures 20.9mm in length and 19.7mm in width. | 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: | 1200
1500 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Anna Marshall | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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