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Description: | A copper alloy mount or fitting which is probably from a casket. It is 43.2mm long, 21.9mm wide and 2.3mm thick. It is flat apart from one end which is broken and which bends upwards just before the break. It is not clear if the bend is deliberate or damage. This bend is similar to examples of casket mounts in 'Finds from Medieval York' (2002) by Ottaway and Rogers. The mount has a circular central section which is decorated on one face with a cast rose or flower design in relief. Flaring bars project to each side. One bar is broken as already described, and the other has a circular hole near the end. The bars are decorated with beaded circles containing ring and dot decoration. The reverse is undecorated. The decoration suggests a date in the sixteenth or seventeenth century. It is also possible that the mount is from a book.
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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