The confronted, intertwined animals (in this case w/ bear-like heads) certainly have parallels in art of various media in Britain and the Continent. (Images: French MS G.57 fol. 4v; Lindisfarne Gospels fol. 139r; 8th-9th c decorated whale bone plaque from Norway). https://t.co/YRf9P1OImc

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