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Description: | An incomplete copper alloy object, probably a mount, of Medieval or Post-Medieval date. The mount is flat, oval shaped in section and comprises two long arms that terminate in old breaks joined at one end by a square terminal. The terminal is square in plan with a moulded exterior surface in the form of a four petalled flower or rosette with central cross. Two arms that are rectangular in shape and oval in section extend diagonally from the interior edge of the terminal. The uppermost of the two arms begins to bend upwards before terminating in an old break and has incised chevrons running towards the terminal. It has a small oval shaped protrusion on the interior edge two thirds of the way along its length that probably marks the beginning of another smaller, and now missing, arm. The lower of the two arms curves outwards and has similar chevron decoration on the upper surface, but with the chevrons pointing away from the terminal. There are traces of gilding on all the upper surfaces of the mount. The lower surface/back face of the mount is flat and has evidence of copper alloy residues that suggest it was attached or soldered onto another object. The entire mount measures 46.99mm in length, 42.30mm in width, 4.19mm in thicknes, and weighs 7.44g.
The precise function of this object remains uncertain, however it probably served as gilded copper alloy mount, perhaps for a casket, a chest or similar object. Similar flattened and decorated strip mounts such as this are noted in Winchester (Biddle, 1990: nos. 2353, 4285)and London (Egan, 1998: pp. 65-80). These suggest a possible date in the Medieval period, although a slightly later Post-Medieval date cannot immediately be ruled out. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Brown, Andrew | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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