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Description: | Fragment of a ?mount The ring-shaped mount is made with a narrow band supporting a square, lightly curved 'bezel' that is decorated with Style I ornament within a simple border. The ornament is composed of two stylised legs without a coherent body. The square 'bezel' is flanked on either side by a triangular field tapering into the band of the mount. The whole object is of equal thickness and the band is largely missing now. Discussion: The 'hoop' seems too widely splayed and is too flimsy to be that of a finger-ring.The object may thus be a fitting of some kind.Non-destructive X-ray fluorescence analysis of the surface indicated that it is a mercury gilt copper alloy with less than 10% precious metal in the alloy.Dimensions: weight 2.3 gramsDate: 6th century.
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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