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« on: January 14, 2011, 11:45:07 PM »
Out today again but with even less success than usual, a couple of coppers, another Roman grott and this...... it's a badgers head mount of some type wondering if its a simple mount or a strap end and if anyone has any thoughts on a date. It's 35mm long by 18mm wide.
It has been cast rather than punched and the head has a roughened surface to represent fur.
Size wise it initially made me think of a clog fastener, but I can't see how it would work as one.
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« Reply #1 on: January 15, 2011, 05:17:10 PM »
it looks like a type of fastener to me, could be the female part that the hooked ones connect to probably post medieval, but i could be wrong, interesting find  Wink
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« Reply #2 on: January 15, 2011, 05:34:18 PM »
Certainly looks zomorphic Cheffy - not sure its a badger though - an interesting find. I would definately go with a part of a fastner of some kind as James says. Never seen anything quite like it though

I think it might represent a ferret carrying a lump of cheese.

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« Reply #3 on: January 15, 2011, 05:45:25 PM »
I would say it looks like an Otter , carrying something in its mouth whilst swimming across a river.
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« Reply #4 on: January 15, 2011, 07:07:57 PM »
I think its a belt buckle in the shape of a snakes head...the belt  would have made up the snakes body!!...what do you think?
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« Reply #5 on: January 15, 2011, 07:25:58 PM »
I think you lot have lost the plot, it's a  *@$*^"@ Badger. Grin
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« Reply #6 on: January 15, 2011, 07:58:29 PM »
Stylisticly it reminds me of the 11th century carvings on Kilpeck church. Looks like a badger to me Chef.
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« Reply #7 on: January 15, 2011, 08:08:40 PM »
Thank you Paul, At last someone who knows what our native animals look like Cheesy
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« Reply #8 on: January 15, 2011, 08:47:53 PM »
Not seen anything like that before Geoff - what does the back look like?
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« Reply #9 on: January 15, 2011, 09:00:22 PM »
Here you go Peter, the cavity is quite spherical so there is no way to catch on to anything.
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« Reply #10 on: January 15, 2011, 10:16:28 PM »
Interesting you said similarities to 11th century cavings Paul. It has some similarities to a late Anglo-Saxon stirrup strap mount, like these. The zoomorphic style is much more naturalistic than these, though:

http://www.ukdfd.co.uk/ukdfddata/showrecords.php?product=14898&cat=110

http://www.ukdfd.co.uk/ukdfddata/showrecords.php?product=4285&cat=110

http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/210658

http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/188275

http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/183118


I'm not 100% convinced by any means, however. I don't have the Williams reference myself, but would be worth checking.
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« Reply #11 on: January 15, 2011, 10:27:58 PM »
welldone cheffy.myself i dont know what it is.but its a very interesting find my friend.hope someone can tell us what it is great find geoff.
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« Reply #12 on: January 15, 2011, 10:47:00 PM »
Saxon? Oh Peter you tease Smiley
It looks a bit too "accurate" for Saxon, but I hope I'm wrong.
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« Reply #13 on: January 15, 2011, 11:01:18 PM »
Quote from: Chef  Geoff on January 15, 2011, 10:47:00 PM
Saxon? Oh Peter you tease Smiley
It looks a bit too "accurate" for Saxon, but I hope I'm wrong.

Yes - I agree with you Geoff, and probably isn't, but I just thought I'd provoke some discussion. Probably will turn out to be 19th century  Embarrassed
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« Reply #14 on: January 15, 2011, 11:11:31 PM »
I think it is wallis and grommit when the eruption of pompei struck!
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