Beast from the dark ages

[robfinds]

Here's the only good find from today. A piece of zoomorphic (animal headed) dark ages metal work 8th/9th century.

HH - Robert.

 

[Lowbatts]

So cool. The ability to link something that far back.
What was it's possible uses?

 

[3searchin]

Man that's awsome !

Great find, keep it up
3S

 

[pepperj]

Very cool beast

 

[robfinds]

So cool. The ability to link something that far back.
What was it's possible uses?

Probably a leather fittment, a bit like we have on the end of our belts.

 

[seger98]

That's a neat find!

 

[kmcneil]

Sweet find.......

 

[beetle662]

Man that is soooo cool!

Congrats! If only that sucker could talk and tell you who it belonged to, what he did, and where he went!

Awesome find!

 

[shaun7]

nice beast! what metal is it?

 

[kdismuke1]

SUPER.

 

[robfinds]

nice beast! what metal is it?

Probably heavily tinned bronze.

 

[Bavaria Mike]

I was thinking some kind of strap end, very nice find! HH, Mike

 

[shaun7]

would that be saxon rob?

aren't finds from the dark ages very rare, or is that just coins?

 

[CRUSADER]

nice beast! what metal is it?

Probably heavily tinned bronze.

And a heavy iron content.

Great rare piece (in our area!)

 

[robfinds]

would that be saxon rob?

aren't finds from the dark ages very rare, or is that just coins?

Saxon stuff is overall fairly rare, it depends on the area.

 

[lairmo]

I have a rock that old...several of them...so there!!!

 

[SHERMANVILLE ILLINOIS]

robfinds,



So old....................

Nice.

Thanks for posting.

have a good un........
SHERMANVILLE

 

[Trond]

Interesting find. Last year a friend of mine found something almost like this.

 

[robfinds]

Interesting find. Last year a friend of mine found something almost like this.

Could have been taken back to Norway by a Viking !.