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Description: | A complete cast copper alloy and gilded mount of probable Late Medieval or Early Post-Medieval date (c. AD 1400 - c. AD 1600). Length 21.2mm, width 20.4mm and 2.8mm thick. Weight 7.64g.The mount is almost square in plan and has a convex front and slightly concave rear. The front face is decorated with incised lines which delineate an open cross, the arms of which extend to the corners. Each arm terminates with a pair of sub-circular off-set incised features. The area within the cross is also incised with small triangular shaped features that do not form a regular pattern but are abstract in style. The rear face is concave except for the relatively large central integral stud or rivet. This has a length of about 8.0mm and is circular in cross-section, having a diameter of 5.4mm. The end is burred over slightly. The maximum thickness of the head of the mount is 2.8mm.The object is largely corroded at the front and in poor condition, although traces of gilding have survived. The rear face is in fair condition and has a patchy dark green patina. A patina has not survived on the rivet/stud.
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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