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Description: | A fragment silver gilt zooamorphic buckle or mount of probably Medieval date. The mount is in the form of a 3D crouching animal, possibly a lion. The limbs are moulded on the side of the sub rectangular body with the rounded head protruding from the top. Facial feature have been insiced with an eye either side of the head and crude muzzle depicted. The base of the mount is concave and unfinished, suggesting that it was not intended to be seen. Two attachment lugs protrude from the base, one at either end. The lugs are circular an appear to have been broken away.No exact parallels have been found but it has been suggested that the animal could be a fragment of a zoomorphic Romanesque buckle possibly dating to the 12th century AD. There are several examples of such buckles in copper alloy on the database including HESH-895616 and KENT-B09477.The mount is 12.8mm high, 23.1mm long, 8.6mm wide and weighs 6.05 grams.
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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