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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy mount with gilding, probably dating to the Medieval period, between AD 1300 ?? 1500 (length: 42mm; width: 32.5mm; thickness: 8mm; weight: 12.7g). The mount is oval-shaped in plan with a flat side section around the outside edge. There are four large circular rivet holes (diameter: 4mm) at the top, bottom and one to either side, although no rivets remain. The front of the mount is decorated around the outside edge (width: 8.5mm) with multiple slanted/ diagonal incised lines forming a zig-zag design. Additionally, the same area still has a large amount of gilding across the surface. In the centre of the front of the mount, there is a heavily corroded raised border (height: approximately 5.5mm), surrounding a large oval depression inside, which may have originally contained enamel or glass, although this material no longer survives. Gilding also occurs around the outside edge of this inner border. The back of the artefact is flat and undecorated. Overall, the mount is in a worn but fair condition with a dark green patina. The artefact is also distorted slightly in shape and bent at the edges. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Johnson, Caroline - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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