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Description: | A large cast copper-alloy mount in the form of a bar mount. The mount features two bars of unequal length emerging in line from a central openwork circle. The central circular perforation is 7.45mm in diameter. The circle is up to 15.3mm wide and is bevelled externally on the upper surface and internally on the lower (Th.: 4.8mm). The bars are sub-rectangular, expanding from 6.45 to 7.75mm (Th.: 3.5mm) and 6.2 to 7.0mm (Th.: 3.15mm) respectively, over 20.9 and 19.6mm. A copper-alloy rivet survives in situ at the ends of the two bars. A medieval date is suggested for this object on the basis of mounts of similar form being used as dress accessories from the 12th century. However, this artefact is significantly larger than the largest of the strap mounts and may have had a different function. The metal has corroded to a dull grey-green colour.
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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