An item of unknown function with two animal heads and several holes for fixing it to something

Drawing of a Mystery Item

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This is a drawing of a gilded, copper alloy object that was clearly affixed to something else. The gilding shows that it was high status but its function remains a mystery.

Object Type

Unknown

Date

circa 850 — 1050

Style

Ascribed Culture

Material

Collection

Viking Designs

Keywords

copper_alloy, drawing, gilded, Leicestershire, Pre_Romanesque, Viking

Further information

Acknowledgements

Drawn by Adam Parsons of Blueaxe Reproductions

References

Portable Antiquities Scheme

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