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Description: | A cast copper alloy strap mount. In plan the mount is a bar with a central lobe. The central lobe has a circular perforation as decoration. The terminals also have circular perforations which are rivet holes. The bar either side of the lobe is triangular in section and decorated with fine transverse grooves. The reverse is flat and undecorated. The surface of the mount has an incomplete dark green/grey patina. The mount measures 18.39mm long, 7.5mm wide and 2.47mm thick. It weighs 0.7g. Egan and Pritchard (Egan G. and Pritchard F. 2002 Dress Accessories Boydell Press) illustrate similar mounts, in particular No. 1157. These mounts tend to date to between mid 12th to mid 14th centuries.
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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