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Description: | A cast copper-alloy Early Medieval or Post Medieval strap fitting: mount. In plan the object is a sub-rectangular with pointed narrow terminals and a slightly waisted band in the centre. The upper surface of each terminal has an off-set triangular platform. In the centre of the mount is a high-relief rectangular platform with an oval perforation either side. The reverse is hollow beneath each platform and has three incomplete broken oval sectioned studs. The surface of the object has an incomplete matte light blue/green patina with traces of white metal alloy coating. It measures 63.22mm long by 16.51mm wide and 6.98mm thick. It weighs 10.25g.Usually strap mounts commonly date to the Medieval and early Post Medieval period. However a similar mount to the recorded example cannot be found of these dates. The Medieval and early Medieval mounts tend to be smaller, with a different style of decoration. The surface condition and colour may suggest an early date. West (West, S. 1998 A Corpus of Anglo-Saxon Material From Suffolk East Anglian Archaeology Vol. 84) illustrates a strap mount, Figure 22 No. 23 which has a similar raised platform in profile and is a similar size. The recorded example may be more likely to date to the Early Medieval period than later.
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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