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Description: | A copper alloy strap end/book clasp/buckle plate. The object is formed from one rectangular plate that has been bent to form a U-shaped in section. The object has two rivet holes both through the back and front plates, although no trace of the rivets survive. The back of the plate is plain and slightly distorted and broken at the top where the rivets holes sit. The front of the plate, also damaged around the two rivet holes, has a zoomorphic design in raised relief of an animal laying down with its head turned round so it is looking back over its own body. The animal appears to be based on some type of dog or wolf, although the snout terminates in a mouth that pouts - so that the top lip curls upwards and the bottom lip curves downwards. This may be a representation of jaws. The animal also has a long tail that is curved around and upwards above the back leg. The body of the animal is decorated with annulets. Some traces of gilding is retained on the body of the animal. Stylistically, the animal is Anglo-Scandinavian in design, and the object probably dates from the 11th century.
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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