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Description: | Complete cast copper alloy mount, possibly Roman. The mount is sub rectangular in plan and flat in section. To one end of the mount is an integral moulded band, 6.32mm long, trapezoidal in shape and slightly thicker than the main body. The main body of the mount then expands from the broad edge of the band for 11.58mm. At the end of the main body is a bifurcated sub oval knop, 8.98mm long. Both the front and reverse of the mount is plain. To the rear of the mount, extending from the rear of the moulded band is a triangular shank, flat in section and 2mm thick. It extends at 90 degrees for about 3mm before turning sharply downwards for 13mm. The mount is abraded and none of the original copepr alloy surface survives. However a small patch of tinning survives to the front near the moulding. Exposed surfaces are dark brown with tiny patches of light green. The mount has a total length of 26.88mm, is 12.28mm wide, 1.74mm thick at the mid point and weighs 5.32g.No parallel could be found for the object. The bifurcated knop is very similar to the terminals found on Roman nail cleaners and it is possible that this object is a Roman strap mount which also served this function.
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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