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Description: | An unusual copper alloy buckle plate or mount made in several parts. The rectangular plate consists of a backing plate of copper alloy sheet with another sheet over the top, cut out in the centre to form a rectangular border on the upper surface. This is held in plate by a rivet on the outside edge. In the centre of the rectangular border is another rectangular cut sheet held in place by a single central rivet. This sheet fits between the backing plate and the border. A figure of a winged dragon is riveted onto the centre of this sheet, presumably to allow it to move. The figure is made in two parts, with separate wings fixed above the body on the same rivet. At one end the buckle plate narrows and has another sheet (or the same folded sheet) riveted onto it with four rivets.
The rectangular border around the dragon is inscribed. Unfortunately this only survives in two places and the inscription cannot be read with confidence. The dragon is sitting left with a rounded head and oval eye. It has an open mouth and pointed snout. A front and back paw is visible, with three toes. The short, thick tail points upwards. The wing plate has an oval base where it is attached to the body, with incised zig-zags. One wing curves upwards and slightly to the rear in the centre of this and is decorated with vertical grooves. | 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: | 1100
1500 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Jennifer Moss | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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