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Description: | a late Iron Age copper alloy mount or stud. It is circular, with a diameter of 23.66mm. The upper surface is domed, with a raised line of copper alloy tracing a helichoidal pattern. There are two small circles of copper alloy arranged asymetrically along the line, one being a knop-ended tendril, and the coil terminates in a roundel. There is red enamel infilling the spaces outlined. The under-side is dished, with uneven patches of reddish material, most likely enamel. The mount weighs 5.73g. The mount has no rivet for attachment, and may have been glued into position. The mount may have decorated an item such as a shield or scabbard. Circular mounts were attached to the Battersea shield (though in a different decorative style, and riveted in place). Other mounts of similar size and design have been recorded by Jope, and examples noted from Ixworth and Cavenham. An example from Woodeaton, Oxon, has a very similar design and diameter to this Ousden mount.
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