Winchester
Copper alloy terminal probably for a stylus
1125-50

It is a socketed object engraved and punched into the form of a winged dragon; a flattened, triangular component, probably the stylus eraser, projects from its mouth.
Dimensions: L.42mm

Bibliography :
Hinton, D., 1990. in M. Biddle (ed.), Object and Economy in Medieval Winchester, Winchester Studies 7.2 (Oxford), 731-2, 743, 2283A
Stratford, N., 1984. in G. Zarnecki, J. Holt, and T. Holland, English Romanesque Art (Arts Council of Great Britain) 250, 250
Location and accession details :
Winchester City Museum, NR.111

(Photo: ©Winchester City Museum)