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Description: | A Medieval copper alloy figurative, possibly zoomorphic mount (dating from about AD 1150 - 1500). The mount has been cast in a form which can be interpreted either as an acorn (LIN-8FBE03) or a canine head (Meols Catalogue, number 1129 and 1130) depending on orientation.Orientated as a possible animal head, it is oval with the upper half deeply incised with cross-hatching forming raised lozenge-shapes. The lower half has a short projecting stub at the base and is decorated with three pairs of horizontal incised lines running from the sides towards the centre but not meeting. These could represent ears, eyes and the nose. The front of the mount is convex.The reverse is hollow and there is a central copper alloy rivet for attachment (also visible on the front where it is flush with the mount) which is circular in section (1.9mm diameter). The metal is dark grey.
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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