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Description: | A cast copper alloy strap fitting; decorative mount. In plan the mount is circular. The mount is domed in profile with a slight flange at the rim. The reverse of the mount is undecorated and is hollow. There are two integral, oval sectioned studs which taper to a blunt point positioned on opposite edges of the mount. Both studs are bent outwards. The surface of the mount is covered with red copper corrosion. The mount is 14.37mm long, 13.67mm wide and 5.63mm thick. It weighs 1.6g.
The mount probably dates to the Post Medieval period as a comparison of the style and surface condition cannot be found in the Medieval period. Strap mounts in the Medieval period were popular during the 13th to early 16th centuries with some types continuing into the 17th century as harness mounts (Egan, G. 2005 Material Culture in London in an Age of Transition MoLAS Monograph 19 p. 39). | 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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