Record ID: CORN-0AF153
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy strap distributor with opposing strap loops, triangular in plan, with external recessed strap bars. At the centre of the distributor is a zoomorphic head, which looks like a bull, with two worn knops for horns on one side, two knops on the top of the head for eyes, and a snout beyond these on the other side, which has a worn edge but perhaps two indents for flared nostrils. On either side of the head are two scrolls with rounded terminals with a central larger upright knop between them, which is probably more decorative rather than figurative, representing four limbs…
Created on: Monday 26th March 2012
Last updated: Thursday 9th April 2015
Spatial data recorded.