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Description: | A copper-alloy mount, probably dating from the Early-Medieval to Medieval periods.The mount has been bent, probably deliberately, into a (truncated) 'U shape'. The intact terminal takes the form of a heavily stylised, forward facing zoomorphic head, executed in low relief. A pair of triangles represents the ears and eyes respectively, while the flat areas are decorated with a number of transverse ridges with interspersing grooves. Protruding from the base of this head is a rectangular tab with a circular perforation. The remainder of the mount has parallel sides, a flat underside and a longitudinal ridge at the centre. The break appears to have occurred in antiquity. The artefact measures 32.7mm long, up to 7.2mm wide (at zoomorphic terminal), 2.4mm thick and weighs 3.35g.The stylistic content of this piece suggests an 11th to 12th century date. Its form indicates that it is likely to be a casket mount.
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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