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Description: | An incomplete copper-alloy mount of probable early Roman date. The only parallel which could be found for this piece is a less complete mount found nearby - see BH-3A7CF3. It is probable that these artefacts are harness mounts, possibly associated with the Roman cavalry.
The remaining part of the mount is sub-triangular in plan, with slightly convex outer sides. At the centre is a projecting boss, which is also sub-triangular and has a vertical central groove. At each of the top corners of this boss is an aperture, the one at the top left being circular and the other irregular. Above each of these apertures is the remnant of another, apparently of similar form. The central portion of the top side is horizontal and this seems to be an original feature rather than the result of a break. At the point at the top left hand corner, where the mount is broken, the side is angled inwards on a similar trajectory to the intact lower side, indicating that the mount may have been lozengiform. On the reverse is a short integral rivet of circular section, which extends from the hollow underside of the triangular boss section.
The object is corroded. It measures 21.9mm long, 23.6mm wide and 7.5mm thick. The weight is 3.8g. | 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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