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Description: | A copper alloy mount or strap fitting dating to the early-medieval (Anglo-Saxon) period. The mount is broadly rectangular in plan with a neck and head element; the head of the mount appears anthropomorphic, with eyes, a triangular nose, brows and curled hair of possible head dress. The very top of the head is broken and missing. Below the neck is the squared 'body' of the mount; this no longer has any decoration and is just a flat, plain plate although it does appear silver, which indicates a high-tin content to the alloy. There may have been an applied decorative panel but this is not present. At the base of the mount's body are two rivet holes. There is also a possible rivet hole located between the eyes, made after the object had been cast. On the reverse is an integrally cast short shank, presumably for insertion into a strap.The face mask design is similar to those seen on button brooches, which date to around the 6th century AD. It is suggested that this mount dates to around the same period, the early early-medieval period c. AD 410-720.
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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