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Description: | An almost complete copper-alloy furniture fitting or mount with a terminal in the form of an eagle of the Post Medieval period, dating from c. AD 1700 - c. AD 1850. The mount is broadly irregular in plan and concave or C shaped in section. The eagle a hollow back. When viewed from the front the eagle's head is turned to the left, the remains of the tail are to the left, and the wings are outstretched. The main body feathers are delineated with vertical incised lines and there are longer feathers towards the wing tips. The beak is also moulded, as is an eye; the bird also has a crest on the right in the form of a triangular protruding knop. The eagle terminal has been slightly bent as a result of old damage. At the bottom of the eagle and next to the remains of the tail is a rectangular protruding knop, situated below a ridge at the base of the eagle. The knop is cicular in section and would have probably been used to attach the mount. The reverse is undecorated and concave at the main body, head, neck and the tops of the wings. The mount measures 36.4 mm in length and is 47.4 mm wide. It has a thickness of 8.8 mm and weighs 15.6 g. The mount is a mid brown to green in colour and has an even surface patina. Abrasion caused by movement whilst within the plough soil may have resulted in the loss of some of the original surface detail. Other examples of this type of artefact have been recorded elsewhere on this database where the eagle or parts thereof have survived, including RAH1461, SUR-C45267 and a more complete example can be found at HAMP-CC6185.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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