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Description: | An incomplete and worn Medieval cast copper-alloy zoomorphic harness pendant suspension mount (c. 1050-c.1150).The fitting is cross-shaped in plan. However, the majority of the lower arm is missing due to a transverse break. The edges of the three complete surviving arms are curvilinear and each has a circular hole at its terminal end. At the front, the centre of the cross has a forward projecting animal head. It has long pointed ears, pellet eyes and a stepped snout. The rear face is largely flat but has a deep depression at the centre.This object is reddish brown and green and there is no indication of any surface treatment. The break is old.Height: 36.4mm; width: 41.9mm; thickness: 8.1mm. Weight: 11.89g.
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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