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Description: | Copper alloy sub-rectangular mount, one side of which is plain and the other of which is decorated with an incised letter T on a hatched background [the letter T is a Middle English sacred Christian monogram/symbol representing the tau cross of cross of St Anthony). The upper corners of the mount form right angles while the lower corners are rounded giving the sub-rectangular mount a near shield-shaped form. Both the surfaces of the mount have been coated with a white metal, possibly tin or silver, and possible traces of inlaid niello are visible in the incised decoration. There is no evidence, such as rivet holes, to suggest how the mount was fixed. Height 20mm, width 19.5mm, thickness 1mm, weight 2.1 grams. Probably medieval. | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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