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Description: | A complete cast copper alloy mount of Post-Medieval date (c. AD 1500 - c. AD 1700). Length: 22.4mm; width: 11.2mm and 6.7mm thick. Weight: 2.51g.The mount is shield-shaped and is moulded at the front and slightly convex at the rear. Viewing the mount with the straight edge of the shield to the left, the front has an animal motif facing left. This animal resembles a running dog with its front legs raised to the fore. In front of the dog is a flower-like motif.The rear face has two integral spikes along the longitudinal centre-line. These are circular in cross-section and each has a length of about 4.5mm.The front face has a shiny brown patina and the rear face is covered in powdery green copper alloy corrosion products.
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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