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Description: | Cast copper alloy composite strap end with forked spacer dating to the Medieval period. The object consists of a roundel with an expanding top. The top of the object is curved and perforated with a small rivet hole. The object terminates with a zoomorphic head which is duck-like. The animal has a slightly domed head which steps downwards forming a long beak-like mouth. The upper part of the mouth is turned upwards at the end. The lower part of the mouth is flat. The back plate of the object has broken away below the rivet hole and is undecorated. The remains of gilding can be seen on the upper surface of the object. The object can be dated from the late 13th to the early 15th century. A similar example is no. 1559, p135, Griffiths et al, (2007). It has a reddish-brown patina.
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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