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Description: | An incomplete copper alloy medieval strap end or buckle plate with zoomorphic decoration dating to the period c. AD 1350 - 1450. The strap fitting measures 29.62mm in length, 16.87mm in width, is 0.81mm thick and weighs 1.98g.The plate is rectangular in shape and is incomplete due to old breaks. It is decorated with a border above and below consisting of two horizontal grooved with a series of vertical grooves in between each pair of grooves. Between the borders is an inscribed zoomorphic design of a bird-like animal. The decoration is partially obscured by corrosion produce, probably from an iron rivet (now missing). The head resembles a chicken, with a comb and triangular beak. A wing is indicated by a semi-circular shape behind the head of the chicken. The body is divided into four fields by horizontal grooves, between which, the feathers are indicated by a series of parallel diagonal grooves.The diagonal grooves face in alternating directions in each field. The tail of the animal is obsured by corrosion from the remains of an iron rivet which site in a circular perforation. The tail appears to consist of a number of fields decorated with either diagonal or cross-hatched grooves to indicate plumage. Below the body of the animal are two curved grooves, indicating a leg or foot.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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