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Description: | An incomplete cast copper-alloy plaque or book mount of probable early to mid early medieval date. The piece measures 27.13mm long by 26.33mm wide and 2.91mm thick. It weighs 7.90g. The plate has three complete roughly circular piercings, measuring between 2.54mm and 2.73mm in diameter. There is also evidence of possibly another roughly circular hole to the right of, and in line with, the lower of the three remaining holes. The upper surface is decorated with knotwork which appears to be of Romilly Allan type 601. The knotwork is enclosed within a border composed of ovate beads, which is itself enclosed by a simple raised border, along two edges, whilst the remaining complete edge has a double raised border, which in turn encloses a further simple raised band. The reverse is smooth, and bears traces of two parallel bands of rather crudely engraved simple cross hatching. The reverse also has a large cut running diagonally across the surface. The plaque appears to have been broken along the edge of the knotwork, along what was the weakest point in the casting.
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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