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Description: | A very worn incomplete rectangular medieval copper alloy strap fitting, probably a buckle plate. The plate is decorated with a design in very low relief which may have been infilled with enamel, now missing. The design comprises a man wearing a tunic, holding in one hand a sword and in the other a diamond-shaped shield, who stands astride an animal which is not obviously a horse. The animal has an expanding trefoil terminal to its long tail. The form of the animal's head is unclear and only three legs are visible. The head of the man has been obscured by and replaced with a round-headed rivet. Traces of engraved bordering lines are just visible in places on the animal. To the left of the animal is a shallow ridge along which runs a series of raised triangles. In each of the two righthand corners is a rivet hole one of which is filled with a round-headed rivet,This is probably the upper part of a buckle plate, the slot for the pin being missing. This may be a Limoges product of the 12th or 13th century and was probably gilded.
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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