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Description: | The object is a strap fitting, a decorative mount. It is made from cast copper alloy. In plan the mount is sub-circular, and in profile it is a sub-conical shape. The upper surface is decorated with a moulded design, consisting of a central low-relief pellet at the apex. This is within a high-relief ridge ring, and a second concentric low relief ring at the mid point. The reverse of the mount is undecorated and is hollow. There are two integral, oval sectioned studs which taper to a blunt point. One is bent towards the centre of the mount, the other is shortened and points away from the edge. The studs are positioned on opposite edges of the mount. The surface of the mount is has an incomplete heavy grey patina. The mount is 20.06mm long, 15.91mm wide and 6.35mm thick. It weighs 2.2g.
The mount possibly dates to the Roman period, the mount is similar in style to Roman plate brooches. Otherwise, if the mount is not Roman, it may be late Medieval to early Post Medieval. | Subjects: | Mount | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Bolton, Angie - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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