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Description: | An incomplete cast copper-alloy decorative mount, escutcheon or similar object of possible Early-Medieval date. Part of a disc-shaped object is preserved, seemingly with the remains of a central circular aperture, although most of the object is now missing due to old breaks making a reconstruction of its precise form impossible. The front face of the fragment is decorated with inlaid white enamel. The decorative elements comprise an outer border with two thin parallel bands of white enamel between which are diagonal bands that split to form opposing spiralled triangles. The result is a band containing a neat row of opposing spiralled triangles positioned equidistant from the two borders. At the interior edge of the object surrounding the remains of the aperture is a second similar band of decoration, albeit much smaller and more crudely fashioned, with a narrow border around the edge of the aperture. The back face of the object is flat and undecorated. It measures 26.93mm in length, 18.38mm in width, 2.29mm in thickness, and weighs 4.66g. The precise form of this object remains uncertain. Its shaped is suggestive of use as a decorative mount of some kind, perhaps related to Anglo-Saxon hanging bowls or similar objects. What is unusual about the current item is the decoration on the front face. The very neatly rendered but angular, triangular motifs appear unusual for Anglo-Saxon examples, as does the white enamel, appearing more reminiscent of continental metalwork.
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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