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Description: | Medieval mount; cast copper alloy openwork mount probably dating to the 11th or 12th centuries. The mount is roughly circular in shape with a frame around the edge and the design within that frame. The design seems to be a lion or other beast facing left with one forepaw upraised. The beast is looking back over its shoulder and seems to have a long, curling tail reaching up to meet its head. The frame narrows at one side of the mount and an area of the frame is missing, approximately opposite the narrowed section. The mount has a number of small holes, in addition to the openwork design, which could have been used as rivet holes for attachment.Length 35.8mm, width 30.9mm, thickness 3.0mm, weight 6.57gRef: See Benet page 404, mount M09-0206 for an oval openwork mount with a very similar design of a beast looking over its back to its tail.
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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