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Description: | Medieval silver mount. Report by JP Robinson (Curator of Medieval Collections, British Museum) follows: Medieval mount, probably a strap fitting, fashioned into the letter S. The terminations of the letter are shaped into two dragons' heads. On the reverse there is a circular scar in the centre, the vestige of the means of attachment, probably a stud. The mount is silver, and dates from the late 14th or the 15th century. Dimensions: length 14 mm, width 11. In terms of age and as the object contains a minimum of 10% precious metal it qualifies as Treasure under the stipulations of the Treasure Act 1996. 1st September 2006
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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