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Description: | Post Medieval cast copper alloy bird shaped mount. The body is sub-rectangular, with one curved terminal with a small knop to the right to represent the right facing head and beak, and the opposing terminal expands out into a triangle to form the tail. To either side of the body are extended wings, with pointed terminals. There is a slight depression to seperate the body from the wings. There is a horizontal moulding at the apex of each wing, which are in line with a circular rivet hole on the main body. The tail has a sub-rectangular projection at its base with a circular rivet hole. Both of these rivet holes are countersunk from the reverse. There are a further two rivet holes located on the tale and these are countersunk from the front. The one to the left of the tail contains the remains of a copper alloy rivet. The mount is 36.37mm long, 16.24mm wide, 2.39mm thick and weighs 3.48 grams. It has a dark reddish-brown patina and has areas of green copper corrosion.
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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