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Description: | A cast copper-alloy zoomorphic strap-fitting, designed for the suspension of an item, such as a purse, from a belt, or as a belt slide and dating from the 14th century. There is the broken stump of a shaft at one end of the object and a thicker, tapering projection with an animal headed terminal at the other end which resembles a dragon. The projection has a sub-square cross-section with rounded corners. The shaft of the hook has a circular-cross section. The hook is broken to a point where it begins to curve outwards and the rest of the hook is missing. The animal head is at 90 degrees to the tapering projection. The terminal has a groove to mark the mouth of the animal at the end of its snout, and concave areas for the eyes as well as moulded ears. The surface of the object has a light green patina. For a similar object see SWYOR-109B06 and BH-ECDF96.
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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