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Title: bulls head strap-end
Post by: seeker on September 27, 2012, 04:45:54 PM
bronze bull head strapend i found yesterday but what date ?? would like it to be saxon and the snout is not unlike saxon animal head strap-ends but cant find anything like this with the horns . i know the iron-age lked there bull head things but dont think its iron age .
anyone seen anything like it ?

many thanks


Title: Re: bulls head strap-end
Post by: mrstonytrees on September 28, 2012, 05:26:50 PM
How big is it? Could it be the head from an Iron Age firedog? Have a look at this link - it looks very similar:

http://www.museumwales.ac.uk/en/2348/ (http://www.museumwales.ac.uk/en/2348/)

Ellie


Title: Re: bulls head strap-end
Post by: seeker on September 28, 2012, 10:36:08 PM
this from my F,L,O
"The Bull head is really nice, it is Iron Age its a bucket hanging bowl
escutcheon that is missing its loop at the top"
happy days

sorry scale not clear but is there


Title: Re: bulls head strap-end
Post by: herbie on September 29, 2012, 06:49:27 AM
Very nice find mate.


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