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Description: | Copper alloyMount. Cast rectangular strip with transverse and diagonal relief decoration suggesting the zoomorphic representation of the head or snout of a beast. At this end, which appears squared off, the object is of low plano-convex section. A dimple on the flat underside here might suggest this object was fixed to another. The object is angled or bent at the position of paired triangular features, perhaps representing ears or eyes, with three chevrons behind them. The flat reverse becomes slightly concave beyond this point, and the object is broken where further chevrons appear, possibly at the site of a medial rivet hole. The brown finish is characteristic of Anglo-Scandinavian metalwork. Suggested date: Early Medieval, 850-1100.Length: 28.2mm, Width: 7.9mm, Thickness: 2.8mm, Weight: 3.77gms.
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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