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Description: | A copper-alloy belt mount or horse harness decoration of probable 17th century date.The bottom section of the mount takes the form of a moulded flower head which has three petals around a circular domed central segment. Separating the petals are four lines of two pellets; a further pellet protrudes from the bottom of the lower petal. At the top of the flower head, rather than a having a petal, the mount extends upwards into a leaf-shaped portion. The edges of this uppermost portion are scalloped and the mount terminates in a trefoil knop. On the reverse are two integral rivets, both of which have been deliberately bent towards the centre, probably to create a loop into which the leather strap could have been threaded. Traces of gilding remain on the mount's otherwise heavily corroded upper surface.The object measures 36.71mm long, 19.23mm wide and 7.08mm thick. The weight is 6.5g.
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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