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Gold gorytus-fitting: gold cut-out plaque in the shape of a stylized bird's head with a large curved beak and a coiled serpentine neck. At the back of the plaque are five loops for attachment. Possibly originally attached as a fitting to the tip of a 'gorytus' (a combined bow-case and quiver).
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