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Description: | Cast copper alloy strip one end of which narrows and terminates in an animal's head the details obscurred by corrosion but with a flattened expanded nose and as stepped brow ridge on which indentations representing the eyes. Behind these are looped ridges. The main part of the object has a flat section expanding towards the distal end which is thinned and bent back at 45 degrees. Near to the end is a single 1.4mm diameter hole. The edges of the strip are marked by finely incised lines. Between the head and main section are three narrow transverse mouldings and an area of faceted decoration. The function of this object is not known but it may be compared to a similar fitting from Flixborough which can, on stylistic grounds be dated to the eight century (Leahy 2007, Fig. 50.4).
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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