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Description: | An unidentified fragment of gilded copper-alloy, possibly a wyvern or cockerel shaped vessel mount probably of Medieval to Post-Medieval date. If the shape is supposed to represent a cockerel or wyvern, part of the breast and wings survive with a break to the upper parts. The central zone, consisting of two strands of metal either side of a tear-drop shaped openwork motif, may represent separated legs in a walking pose which are placed upon the top of an incomplete arch, the lower ends of which now terminate in work breaks.The fragment weighs 2.88g, has a maximum thickness of 3.7mm. The fragment has a maximum width (across the axis that is a complete dimension) of 14.2mm and maximum incomplete length or height of 18.8mm (from worn break to worn break).See Egan, G., 1998 The Medieval Household: Daily Living c.1150-c.1450 (Medieval Finds from Excavations in London) London : The Stationery Office, pp.191-193, fig.156, nos.537-538.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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