File:476 Early Medieval belt mount drawing (FindID 88042).jpg

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476 Early Medieval belt mount drawing.jpg
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Bristol City Council, Kurt Adams, 2005-09-27 15:27:11
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476 Early Medieval belt mount drawing.jpg
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English: Strap Bar Mount 
 Early Medieval 850-1050 

 Length 31mm width 11mm thickness 6mm

 

The artefact copper alloy, rectangular in plan with a semicircular cross-section that has a steep ridge and a concave underside. The object is shaped in the manner of a stylised human face, with sub-oval eyes, below which is a curl either side of the ridge representing the nostrils below which is a rectangular slit for the mouth and three circles, two either side and one below tat mouth, representing a beard. At the top there are three lobs representing hair. There are two rivet holes, one at either end, with a copper alloy rivet still in place (1.5mm diameter).

The object has a rich green patina, there are traces of corrosion but this is restricted to the extremities and reverse.

Similar examples have been found from excavation in Scandinavia in areas such as Gotland and Birka
Depicted place (County of findspot) Gloucestershire
Date between 850 and 1050
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FindID: 88042
Old ref: GLO-B3BC95
Filename: 476 Early Medieval belt mount drawing.jpg
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/76840
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/76840/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/88042
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