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Description: | A copper alloy zoomorphic unidentified object probably of Post-Medieval date. The object is C-shaped in plan and sub-triangular in cross-section. It consists of a curved outer frame which terminates with an animal head at one end. The opposite end is broken but is likely to have featured an identical terminal. The terminal is in the form of an animal, possibly a snake or a dog with moulded rounded ears and ridged brows. The eyes are no longer visible and the jaws are open wide. The object has a mid-grey patina.A similar example recorded on the database is Oakden, V (2015) LVPL-5AC649: A MEDIEVAL UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT Web page available at: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/708393.Similar objects with zoomorphic decoration are buckles and strap fittings such as swivels as well as more modern drop handles, see SF-F3789C and BH-B92CC6.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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