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Description: | Cast copper alloy broadly cruciform shaped mount. The centre of the mount is convex, forming a dome (Width 22.2mm. Height 10.8mm). At the base of the domed area the four arms of the cruciform extend outwards. Each arm expands slightly then tapers sharply to a rounded point, although one arm is missing this point. The domed area is divided into four quarters by a double ridge and groove moulded decoration forming an X shape. There is a rivet hole in the centre of each arm, and two retain their iron rivets. The reverse is undecorated, flat on the arms and hollow in the central domed area. Dull dark patina with patches of green on the reverse. A parallel can be found illustrated in Read (2001, 16; ref. 118) for which a c. 14th-century date is suggested as is a possible function as a book mounting.
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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