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Description: | An incomplete copper alloy mount of medieval date. The mount is formed from a single, slightly curved rectangular sheet of metal with two upper edges being slightly elongated beyone the lower plate section. The plate is broken along both short edges. Four rivet holes would have secured this object to its host; two of the rivet holes are broken and none of the rivets survive. The upper surface of the plate is decorated with a zoomorphic design of a hybrid bird or animal, prehaps a griffin, wyvern or a dragon, with a long neck with head turned to its left and a pair of long, pointed wings rising above the head to either side. Around the head is a circular field, almost halo-like.The reverse of the buckle plate is flat and undecorated.Examples of buckle plates depicting winged creatures can be seen in Egan and Pritchard (1991:111) and are dated to the 13th century. However the example recorded here does not appear to be a buckle plate due to the curving right-hand edges and the breaks along the expanded left edges, neither of which appear suitable for a buckle plate when compared to numerous other examples. Therefore it is suggested that this is a mount for a piece of furniture or possibly a book.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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