2012-02-08 09:31:46 Julie Cassidy jcassidy 2012-02-08 09:58:00 Julie Cassidy jcassidy NARC-241023 MOUNT Copper-alloy mount, pr belt plate, with chip-carved gilded Style I zoomorphic decoration dating it to the early Anglo-Saxon period (6th century AD). The mount is rectangular with two rivets at the reverse. One rivet is broken close to the base. The complete rivet is circular in secton. 2.5mm in diameter and 7mm long. The decoration is in a single panel which follows the rectangular shape of the mount. The Style I zoomorphic design suggests a crouching beast facing right with a curled tail at the far left, feet beneath and a raised pellet as an eye. The rectangular plate is 27mm long, 15.5mm wide and 2.5mm thick. This object is similar to long rectangular noseband mounts from early Anglo-Saxon bridles recorded at NCL-8C56A8, SOMDOR-305381 and IOW- B0F5D2, and HAMP-929D82. Copper-alloy mount, pr belt plate, with chip-carved gilded Style I zoomorphic decoration dating it to the early Anglo-Saxon period (6th century AD). The mount is rectangular with two rivets at the reverse. One rivet is broken close to the base. The complete rivet is circular in secton. 2.5mm i... Copper alloy Cast EARLY MEDIEVAL EARLY MEDIEVAL EARLY MEDIEVAL 500 590 15.5 27 2.5 Incomplete 2012-02-08 09:31:46 NORTHAMPTONSHIRE SOUTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE EVENLEY POINT( ) From Finder SP53SE SP5833 29.06.2003 Metal detector 1 NARC Creative Commons Non Commercial Share Alike - The Portable Antiquities Scheme 2012 These records can be reproduced in a non commercial enviroment as long as the original recorder is cited. The Portable Antiquities Scheme info@finds.org.uk No fees are applicable.