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Description: | An incomplete moulded copper alloy mount of Post-Medieval date. At least a quarter of the mount is missing due to old breaks. The mount is asymmetrical in shape with a lozenge shaped upper half and elongated oval shaped lower terminal, has a flat back and moulded domed front. Half of the upper half of the mount is missing due to old breaks. The front face has a central circle that forms the centre of a large saltire cross dividing the upper half of the mount. This produces a quatrefoil-shaped face. Beneath this is a raised moulded collar, followed by a slight constriction before the terminal expands again to a transverse ridge. This is followed by a small semi-circular terminal end. There are visible traces of white and pink/red colouring on the upper half of the mount, which may have been deliberate decoration or perhaps are intrusive elements. The back face is flattened although uneven. There are the remains of two rivets for attachment that are circular in section, one is located directly behind the central circle on the decorated front and the other towards the foot of the terminal end. This object measures 42.32mm in length, 24.04mm in width, 2.91mm in thickness, and weighs 7.55g.
This mount is of Post-Medieval date, probably dating to between the 17th and 18th centuries AD or later. Similar style mounts can be noted in Bailey, 1995: pp. 87-90. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Brown, Andrew | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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