Record ID: LEIC-364A4E
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Published
Early Medieval gilded copper alloy mount, 26mm in length, 16mm wide and 1mm thick with a weight of 3.22g. The object is incomplete and is rectangular and flat. It is decorated with a plain raised border, c.1mm wide, and inside this is a narrow depression and a further raised border, c.0.5mm wide. The main field is filled with double-strand plaited interlace forming an entwined beast. At the complete end are two diverging raised lines emerging from the body, suggesting an open mouth (or possibly forked tail), sitting over or perhaps biting a loop of interlace. It is difficult to be …
Created on: Tuesday 2nd April 2019
Last updated: Friday 26th April 2019
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