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Description
Copper-alloy rectangular counter plate. Middle circular field of cross motifs set in a square, surrounded by a key pattern on the short sides and quadrupeds on all sides. Circle filled with diagonal cross motifs within a narrow hatched and plain border. Traces of silver around this appear to be applied in a foil-like manner. The near triangles between the square and circle, with two other near triangular areas are covered with silver sheet and ornamented by two pellet-in-triangle punch marks. On two sides of the square is a key pattern border inlaid with silver wire. The borders on all sides consist of pairs of quadrupeds (largely covered in silver sheet) as on the other plates, except that tails are turned upwards, and there is a single spiral at the first joint and a ring at the hind joint. Between the jaws is a ring-and-dot punch mark with a triangle below. The animals on the end borders are less elongated, otherwise they are similar with spiral first joints and tails above the body. The heads, however, are lowered and the jaws more curving. The lens shaped ears are turned forward to touch each other. On each head there are two dots instead of one in the eye position, giving a full-face effect. There is a rivet in each corner. The edges of the counter plate are beaded, heavily at the top and bottom and lightly at the sides.
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