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Description: | Complete copper alloy strap mount in the form of an acorn. Probable seventeenth century date (AD 1600 - AD 1700). Length 38.6mm, width 21mm and 3.3mm thick. Weight 6.41g.The mount is convex at the front and concave at the rear. At the front the seed or fruit is plain and has a small knop at the apex. The cupula is decorated with low relief criss-cross hatching. At the base of the cupula is a small splayed extension to represent a stalk. The rear face has two integral spikes on the longitudinal centre-line. These curve outwards, one towards the knop and the other towards the stalk. The piece has small patches of dark green patina although it is generally corroded and suffering from bronze disease.
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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