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Description: | Copper-alloy ?mount, perhaps a fitting from a box; a copper-alloy bar 6 mm wide by 3 mm thick, D-shaped in cross-section, with one end broken (old worn break) and the other end decorated. The decorated end consists of a V-shaped then a rectangular moulding, the rectangular moulding further decorated with two transverse grooves, an engraved saltire running over the top of these grooves, then a V-shaped groove towards the end of the bar. Beyond the decoration is a flattened area broken at a rivet hole. The decorated end of the bar is flat and straight, but the bar then curves gently up and down again, so far down that the fitting cannot sit on a flat surface. This curve is even and looks original. Mounts of this type are usually thought of as being box fittings, but the curve prevents its use on a flat box. Length as bent, 55 mm. Probably 12th or 13th century.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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