Description (Labels & Markings)
Paper label attached to buckle with a red thread and hand-written with black ink reading: 'From Mr. Bousfield's Collection.' on one side and '11th Century' on the other side.
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Author: Jan-Henrik Hartung

Context (Related Documents)
See lantern slide (LS.134972.TC1) in Photographic Collection.
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Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)

Description (Physical description)
Large, heavy belt hook with animal's head, designed to hold keys. Formerly described as a 'spring'.
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Author: maa

Context (Analysis)
Object closely matches similar belt hook (BH-6A99D5) described in David Williams. ‘Cooper-alloy purse components.’ The Finds Research Group (Datasheet 50, 2018), pp. 10-11 (fig. 28).
Event Date 9/11/2023
Author: Zahni Blumenthal

Description (Physical description)
Sliding belt hook with stylised zoomorphic features. Uppermost feature is a schematised dragons head with open mouth; head attaches to stem-like neck at right-angle, outer surface of neck incised with thirteen parallel angled grooves along its length; base of neck flares to form a flat, semi-circular loop; distal end of loop narrows to form a strap attachment, consisting of a transverse slot parallel to the neck and terminating midway up its length.
Event Date 9/11/2023
Author: Zahni Blumenthal