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Description: | A copper-alloy mount of probable medieval date. No parallel could be found for this piece and the suggested date range is based on the general form and the nature of the decoration (see below).
The main part of the mount consists of a sub-rectangular plate with a circular collet protruding at each corner. One of these collets contains what appears to be a damaged white glass setting; the collet diagonally opposed to this one has no base and may have been used as a suspension loop for an additional element. At the centre of the rectangular plate is a circular hole which may have originally contained either a rivet or a setting. Surrounding this hole are the corroded remains of a cast pattern of radiating grooves and ridges. Extending outwards from one end of the rectangular plate is a narrower ??arm?? which terminates in a circular loop or rivet hole. Traces of gilding survive on the convex upper surface of the mount. The underside is flat and plain.
The object measures 25mm long, 11.3mm wide and 3mm thick. The weight is 2.16g. | 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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