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Description: | Copper alloy strap end, complete but for the lower leaf of the bifurcation. Terminal in the form of an animal's head, with raised oval nostrils and inset curving lines representing the eyes. The main panel is now obscured by corrosion but appears to bear incised decoration consisting of a Trewhiddle style animal The incised lines are inlaid with a vitreous material, now white, which may have been enamel. There are two holes through the bifurcation which is decorated with a palmette/leaf design. Traces of billeting are present down the sides.
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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