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Description: | Early medieval gilded copper alloy mount, dating from 700-900 AD.The mount is rectangular at one end and tapers to a rounded end at the other. The decoration on the object consists of a symmetrical twisted strand within two concentric lines.The reverse of the object has a large patch of iron corrosion at the thicker end and a smaller lump of corrosion at the tapered end. These presumably represent rivets that would have secured the mount.Length: 30.44mm; width: 9.94mm; thickness: 1.82mm; weight: 3.54g.
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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