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Description: | Cast copper alloy hook, probably from a harness fitting from the Medieval period.The object consists of a shield shape, above a conical collar which has a flattened base. The shield is incomplete having broken at the top. From the base of the collar extends a a hook that is circular in section and then flattens to an oval shape, at which point the hook projects outwards before curving back round to form the hook shape. The hook has broken before the terminal.The shield would have been decorated with enamel in the form of a coat of arms. There is a bend across the centre which would have been gilded and the backgroudn would have had red enamel. There are traces of gilding on the shield and the collar. There is a high level of corrosion over the entire surface, leaving it uneven in colour (brown/green) and texture. Parallels are noted with shield shaped terminals by Griffiths (1989: pp. 4 no. 14) and with zoomorphic terminals in Read (1995: nos. 362-363).
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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