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ID for Strap Slide with Face, please
« on: July 11, 2021, 01:46:29 pm »
Ave!

Copper alloy; 21mm/10.8gm

Strap slide? Belt mount? I've never seen one with a face before.  :tongue:

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Re: ID for Strap Slide with Face, please
« Reply #1 on: July 11, 2021, 02:22:18 pm »
Me neither.  Interesting that the loops on the reverse are round.  I wonder if it is something from a box - meant to secure a bolt or something?

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Re: ID for Strap Slide with Face, please
« Reply #2 on: July 11, 2021, 03:24:56 pm »
Ave Shawn,

In hand, the loops are a bit more squarish than round and only 4mm in depth...if that matters.

The face is rather creepy, big bugged out eyes and a slash of a mouth; crudely done, you know?
Most likely from a provincial workshop? Perhaps this face is meant to represent a frightening gorgonian?


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Re: ID for Strap Slide with Face, please
« Reply #3 on: July 11, 2021, 03:39:43 pm »
The, face may be the face of animal,
barbarian imitation of Lion...???

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Re: ID for Strap Slide with Face, please
« Reply #4 on: July 11, 2021, 04:26:00 pm »
Ave Quads aka Joe,

Not a lion, for sure.

Seen below; Copper alloy; 21mm/7.5gm

Con/ Unbroken with glossy green patina, traces of original soldering on the reverse

The 2nd image is Copper alloy; 28mm/8.4gm Lion with open mouth.

One of my friends, believe it or not, actually made a mini-fountain with water pouring from the lions mouth from a similar artifact.
Is that cool or not?

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Re: ID for Strap Slide with Face, please
« Reply #5 on: July 11, 2021, 04:40:48 pm »
Hi, Kevin, it is OK... +++

It was my impression only  :) ;)

 Anyway, I have something similar but the triskele on it instead of the face of something...

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