File:Early Medieval Mount Book Fitting (possibly) (front) (FindID 43295).jpg

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Early Medieval Mount Book Fitting (possibly) (front)
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Somerset County Council, Simon Jones, 2006-03-27 12:27:43
Title
Early Medieval Mount Book Fitting (possibly) (front)
Description
English: Probable book or casket mount. An incomplete openwork rectangular plate with zoomorphic design. On three sides is a framing band with a rounded lobe halfway along the longest side. This has an attachment hole containing the remains of an iron fixing. Inside the frame is an openwork design of two beasts with three-clawed feet and long tails. They are arranged in reflection of each other, each one raising a front paw and with its tail raised over its back. They both have a projection from their backs joining their tails, possibly representing wings? However, one has its head facing forwards and holds a projection from the frame in its mouth. The other has its head turned over its back and has both tails in its mouth. Incised lines highlight details such as the eyes and claws. Each has a hip spiral. The back is flat and undecorated. The whole may have been larger, either with the design repeated or extended or simply joining to the fourth side of the frame. Similar designs can be seen on Scandinavian style stirrup- strap mounts.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Dorset
Date between 1000 and 1100
date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1000-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1100-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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FindID: 43295
Old ref: SOMDOR1531
Filename: SOMDOR1531a.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/96890
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/96890/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/43295
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Object location50° 55′ 58.44″ N, 1° 55′ 22.19″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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