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Description: | A decorative mount, cast in copper alloy, with the remains of gilding on the obverse (approx. 10-15% remaining). The obverse depicts the face of a cherub on top of an urn, surrounded by Baroque style foliage. The reverse has suffered a considerable amount of corrosion, with some concretion having formed around the remaining stump of the mounting pin/ attachment. This higher level of corrosion on the back may be due to chemical reactions with the material onto which the piece was once mounted- that is, if the piece was once attached to a wood such as oak, or to leather, the tannic acid in such materials may have caused increased corrosion after the object was lost or discarded. The corroded copper alloy on both sides has a greyish-turquoise-green colour. The Baroque style suggests a 16th or 17th century date. This mount is similar to a previously recorded example SUSS-0B6613.
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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