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Description: | A cast copper alloy lozenge shaped mount, possibly early-medieval in date.The mount is formed from a flat, lozenge shaped plate - which is slightly concave on the reverse. In the centre of the reverse there is an attachment lug, which is now broken. One corner of the mount has broken off. The edges of the plate are decorated with incised parallel grooves. These form a border around the entire edge of the plate. The lozenge shape in the centre then has a depressed field, which features a raised wire design. The design comprises a thin border and a cross, with four small circles (one on each corner) and a larger one in the centre. The larger one overlaps the smaller, resulting in a 'Celtic-knot' type design. The cells around this wire decoration have been infilled with a white substance, which could be degraded enamel.
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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