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Description: | A copper alloy zoomorphic terminal possibly from a stirrup and dating to the 11th or 12th century.The object has a circular cross section and there is a fracture at one end. From the break there is an undecorated shaft which is terminated by a thin collar. From this collar emerges the zoomorphic head which has pointed ears rising out of the top of the object. The eyes are at the front of the terminal and there is a downwards projecting nose. Below the eyes there is a small hole.
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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