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Description: | A Medieval (1100-1200) gilded copper alloy openwork mount, probably used as a strap-end. It measures 50 x 11.6 x 12mm (measured from the head of animal) and weighs 13.37g. Traces of gilding survive in places.The body of the strap end is sub-rectangular in shape, gently tapering from one end to the other. At the widest end there is a rivet hole in both corners. At this end is a cast half-round lion passant guardant, his head fully round and wearing a headdress/crown. The tail and body of the lion are rather flatter, extending and lying on the openwork foliate decoration. At the end opposite to the rivet holes is a trefoil terminal pierced by single rivet-hole. The reverse is concave and hollowed.Two parallels on the PAS database are NMS-CBBF43 and HAMP-310402, both of which have been suggested to be a book fittings or furniture fittings. However, this type of openwork fitting also shares similarities of buckle plates (e.g. NLM-1A1AF4 and SF-F90112), and strap-ends (such as SWYOR-9352F4 and SWYOR-741853). | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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