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Description: | A copper-alloy mount (probably a horse harness decoration) of probable 17th or 18th century AD date.
The object is highly decorative and has a heavily gilt surface. The central part of the plate is an inverted pear-shape with moulded surface decoration. The central image depicts a facing head, which, from the facial features and hairstyle, would appear to represent a person of oriental (possibly Japanese) origin. This face is surrounded by an elaborate floral border. A three-pronged, tail-like lobe extends from the centre of the bottom edge of the mount's central section. At the top is a small, rounded knob with a scallop-style pattern. On the reverse are two integral copper-alloy rivets, both bent slightly inwards and both incomplete.
The mount measures 41mm high by 23.6mm wide and 4mm thick (plate); it weighs 10.41g. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Watters, Julian - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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