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Description: | Early medieval copper alloy mount, probably from the tip of a drinking horn. The object is in the form of a curved cone with an open tip and is decorated to resemble a serpent-like beast. The object has two trapezoidal 'boxes' formed by a single incised border, with one corner pointing towards the front of the object. These are designed to represent eyes and in the centre of each is a small circular hollow, probably to hold glass 'pupils'. In between these on what would be the head of the beast is a faint area of interlaced decoration or cross hatching. The edge of this section merges into the boxes and forms a single curved line around the back of the head. At the end of the object, on the same side as the eyes, is a single circular hole which would have been used to secure the object in place. to either side of this are faint diagonally aligned incised lines. These may form the border to another section of decoration that has worn off.It measures 31mm long and 9mm in diameter, widening to 16mm at the base. The object is in a fair but worn condition and weighs 15.50g.Helen Geake and Carol Neuman de Vegvar believe it could be a drinking horn mount. The choice of beast is reminiscent of the silver example found in Lincolnshire - LIN-DA87D8 (Treasure Annual Report 2003, no. 85). The most likely date is similarly 8th century.
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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