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Description: | Possibly an incomplete cast copper-alloy strap fitting of early medieval/ medieval date (1000-1250 AD) and decorated in what appears to be devolved Urnes Style. The artefact is bent in on itself, with a heavily corroded zoomorphic design, which has been broken off at the terminal, a circular perforation is visible at the break. The zoomorphic design consists of two diagonal ridges (c. 5mm in length) flanking a raised broadly triangular central ridge. Below the triangular ridge is a raised vertical ridge (5.75mm in length and 3.9mm wide) flanked by two lentoid eyes. A transverse ridge is visible on the design at the bend which depicts the snout. There are three possible rivets on the artefact: one at the break of the design as seen as an incomplete circular hole, one on the flat reverse side, filled with corrosion, and another at the break of the reverse side, also seen as a circular section of the fracture. The artefact has corroded to a deep red-brown colour with patches of green patina.The flat reverse is 24.53mm in length, 7.24mm in width, and 1.99mm thick. The upper decorated surface is 17.69mm in length, 7.75mm in width, and 4.10mm thick.
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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