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Description: | Copper alloy strap end. Cast sub-rectangular plate of thickness c.3mm with a rectangular tab at one end of thickness 1.6mm with two drilled attachment holes of diameter 3mm. The thicker part of the plate is surmounted by a pair of confronted beast heads with rounded ears and a deeply incised line across the muzzle (cf. Thomas Class B, Type 4); the mask at the outer end is indented between its ears. Thomas notes the muzzled bear mask as a feature which reappears on Anglo-Scandinavian and Scandinavian metalwork from Borre and elsewhere, which would appear to be an apt date for this piece. Suggested date: Early Medieval, 900-1000.Length: 36.6mm, Width: 11.4mm, Thickness (overall): 5.7mm, Weight: 9.99gms.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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