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Description: | Incomplete mount of post medieval date. The front of the circular fitting has an incomplete thin copper alloy plate with a floral design riveted to the centre. The reverse of the circular fitting has a moulded flower design, comprised of a central circle with twelve teardrop shaped petals extending to the edge of the plate, giving it a slightly scalloped edge. Each petal has a central indent along its length. There is an integral, flat, sub-rectangular projection with a rounded end extending from the apex of the circular disc. The reverse of this projection has incised transverse grooves across its surface, and the reverse of a copper alloy rivet is located half way along its length. On the opposite side, this copper alloy rivet forms a decorative moulding that is sub-triangular in shape and at a right angle to the main fitting. The plate is 3.88mm thick, with a diameter of 28.44mm. The mount is 43.18mm long in total, with the triangular moulding giving it a maximum thickness of 13.31mm. It weighs 13.7 grams. It is unclear how this artefact would be attached to another object, for example as a furniture fitting or a strap fitting. It is decorated on both sides, implying that the fitting would have been suspended to enable both decorative surfaces to be viewed. The riveted triangular moulding may have been used to attach the fitting to another object or strap for suspension.A similar, incomplete artefact is recorded on this database, SF-6F66A8, with the function of the mount or fitting remaining undetermined.
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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