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Description: | The object is a decorative item, but its function is unknown. The style of the central figure, the nature of the corrosion and the traces of gilding suggest an Early Medieval date.
In plan the object is sub-circular, with some of the edge being abraded and missing. The object does not lie flat, instead it is undulating, but this maybe due to damage rather than purposeful. The object has a lattice of openwork which centres on a four-legged animal. The openwork voids are all unique and vary slightly in size. The central animal appears to be looking over its shoulder so the head is turned back on itself. The body of the animal has curved ridges on its rump forming definition, there are oblique lines on its belly and neck, with annulets on its face. All these ridges are fine and have traces of gilding adhering to them. The head in plan terminates with a bulbous nose which makes the animal look slightly odd. The reverse of the object is undecorated.
The object is 67.2mm in diameter and is 2.3mm thick. | 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: | 1000
1100 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Angie Bolton | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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