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Description: | A copper-alloy mount of Early-Medieval date. The central element of the mount is sub-lozengiform and bears relief-moulded decoration. On the right hand side of the mount (as you look at it) is an unidentified animal. It's head is located at the bottom point, depicted as if looking upwards slightly. It has a wide mouth which curves upwards at the ends, moulded vessica-shaped eyes and incised, curved eyebrows. The ears consist of two triangular grooves and are incised on the body section, which is roughly oval in plan, has a convex surface and extends almost to the upper border. In the left hand field is an unidentified circular moulding. The inner side of this moulding is bordered by a curved ridge, dividing it from the aforementioned animal. At the bottom, the ridge terminates in a pellet; at the top, it angles to the right, where it becomes an elongated foot. This foot has clearly delineated toes and the base of it follows the border at the top of the mount. A second ridge follows the back of the animal's body, terminating in a wider area, adjacent to the right hand point of the mount. This second ridge may be a tail or, alternatively, it may be a second leg and foot. The border extends around the edge of the mount and is of ropework form. The mount would have been fixed by two rivets, the holes for which are located in two protruding lugs, one at the top and one at the bottom. The surface of the mount retains much of its original gilding. The underside of the mount has three concave portions, corresponding with the raised areas of the design. The artefact measures 30.3mm long, 18mm wide and 4.2mm thick. The weight is 4g. The decorative content of this piece is consistent with Anglo-Saxon Style I, thought to date to around the 6th century AD.
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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