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Description: | A copper-alloy mount of probable late medieval date. This form of mount (probably a belt decoration) is a common find. The style may be derived from a series of mounts in the form of a a crowned head (see, for example, BH-5BE6A3), which probably date from the 14th century AD.
The mount is sub-oval in plan, the top half being decorated by a number of deep cross-hatched grooves and the lower half being largely plain apart from two or three shallower grooves. At the bottom is a sub-rectangular protrusion with, at the top, a diagonal groove on each side. The mount has a convex upper surface and concave underside. At the back a small copper-alloy rivet of circular section protrudes from the centre of the mount. It is slightly bent, has a copper-alloy washer attached and the head of the rivet can be seen in the upper surface of the mount.
The object measures 13.8mm long, 10.2mm wide and 5.9mm thick. The weight is 1.66g. | 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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