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Description: | A cast copper-alloy mount with zoomorphic terminal of late early-medieval/medieval date. Around a central transverse ridge (W.: 8.1mm) the object is broadly symmetrical, consisting of a rectangular/trapezoidal plate perforated for attachment. However, at one end the object seems to terminate simply with a removal in each corner (it may or may not be broken), while at the other is a thickened, moulded zoomorphic head (Th.: 6.6mm). The ears, snout and possibly brow ridges are all moulded. The artefact has corroded to a red-brown colour with traces dusty of off-white and light-green corrosion product all over. It is difficult to date; the zoomorphic terminal suggests a date in the late early medieval or early high medieval periods. No gilding survives, but if it was gilded, which is plausible, a medieval dating might be preferred.
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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