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Description: | A cast copper alloy mount. The mount is a long, narrow rectangle in plan with a trefoil shaped terminal at the narrow edges. Each trefoil is decorated with a small knop.
The trefoils are decorated with a three conical indentations, which appears to be drilled. The body of the mount, on the upper surface is divided into two blocks by pairs of transverse grooves. In each block there are a pair of stamped ring and dot designs. The upper and lower edges are decorated with a two rows of zigzag designs. In two corners of the mount, along the same edge there is a circular perforation. The upper surface has a well developed mid-dark green patina. The reverse of the mount has file marks visible, particularly on the terminals. The central portion has a ??U?? shaped discolouration which covers the two perforations. This discolouration is due to what the mount has been fixed two. In profile the mount is slightly bent, but this was probably not intentional. The mount measures 67.47mm long, 12.32mm wide and 1.59mm thick. It weighs 7.1g.
The mount may be a strap fitting, perhaps used as a belt stiffener. The perforations may suggest the object has been re-used to become a mount. The zigzag design is found on Medieval strap fittings, such as buckle plates and strap ends illustrated in Egan and Pritchard (2002 Dress Accessories Boydell Press), Nos. 535 and 670. These are dated to the late 13th to mid 15th centuries. The ring and dot design is also found on Medieval dress accessories, for example dress hooks (Biddle, M. 1990 Object and Economy in Medieval Winchester Clarendon Press, Oxford, No. 1419) dating to the mid to late 13th centuries. The recorded example, based on its decoration is likely to date to the Medieval period, probably to the 13th to 14th century. | 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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