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Description: | A copper-alloy cruciform mount of possible Early-medieval to post-medieval date. The item appears identical to BH-BF1F17 which could not be paralleled in the usual sources. The black surface coating on this piece may suggest these objects have a Post Medieval date.The mount takes the form of a cross with expanded arms. At the centre of the cross is a pronounced pellet with a rounded upper surface, surrounded by a groove. An incised trapezoidal border is located within each of the four cross arms. Small punched dots form a ring around the central pellet and also extend around the edges of the arms, lying just outside the incised borders. The back is flat apart from a recess under the cnetral pellet that probably originally held a rivet. The front has a blackish surface that may reflect treatment with linseed oil, popular in the post medieval period. The punched dots contain a pale substanse that may be decayed gilding or silvering.The piece measures 19.56mm by 19.27mm and 2.74mm thick; weight 3.20gms.
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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