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Description: | A corroded cast copper-alloy probable mount of medieval date. The object is a thin irregular pentagon, formed of a rectangle with a triangular scalloped pointed terminal at one end. The object is rectangular in cross-section at the square end of the mount; however the edges of the two long sides and the triangular terminal have been in part bevelled (creating a trapezoid cross-section for most of the object). The bevelling has been broken up by equally spaced stations. This has created two sections, of which two sides are bevelled but the corners are not. The main field on the upper face is decorated with four punched ring-and-dot motifs with central circular punch, two in each section, but all in one linear row. The sections are bordered by scored linear markings; two lines are parallel to the long sides of the mount, and three are perpendicular (two of which are used to separate the punched circles, and the third to separate the pointed terminal from the rectangular body). A fourth perpendicular line would have arguably been on the fourth edge of the rectangle. Under the long scored lines are the remains of rocker-arm linear decorations. However all the decoration looks contemporary to the creation of the mount; the linear scores follow the moulding of the mount and the two sections, even though it partially covers the rocker-arm lines. The triangular scalloped terminal is decorated with three punched circles and the ends of the two long score lines.
The decoration of the mount indicates a broad medieval date, and its shape, size and decoration suggests it is a mount. However, there are no visible rivet holes or lugs on either side the mount. On the lower surface there is evidence of soldering along one long side and the two short sides (but not the triangular terminal). Next to the corrosion left by the soldering is a white metal residue, probably a remnant of the original solder. The rectangular body of the mount has stayed remarkably straight, but the terminal end has curved downwards, possibly because it was left free instead of soldered like the rest of the mount. The very tip of the terminal end has broken off, and the opposite end also appears to have broken off, as its edge is more abraded and less polished than the other four. The decoration and the face of the mount are well preserved. The mount is covered in a dark green patina. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Creed, Kath - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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