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Description: | A cast copper alloy object, probably a mount or escutcheon of uncertain date. It is pointed oval in plan with stepped upper face and hollow, concave reverse face. At the centre of the front face is a raised square platform with concave reverse and central circular perforation. This projects vertically from a similar raised rectangular platform with vertical sides and concave reverse. Each of the long sides of the rectangle has two circular perforations at either end between which the base of the mount is concave in profile. At the short ends of the rectangle the plate extends downwards before turning back upwards towards the pointed end of the oval where it terminates in slight globular knops. The back face is concave and has two integral lugs at each of the pointed ends. These are oval shaped in section and are perhaps incomplete due to old breaks. The entire object measures 42.80mm in length, 21.36mm in width, 17.20mm in height including lugs, and weighs 15.04g. Although at first glance this object appears has the appearance of a pommel or other similar object, the integral lugs on the reverse face and the circular perforations at each side instead indicate it was attached to a larger object, perhaps furniture. It is plausible that a handle could have extended through the central perforation or equally that an object such as a key would have been passed through the mount. In this respect it may have served as a mount or escutcheon. Associated finds suggest a Roman date for the object, although this is by no means certain and it could easily date to any point from the Roman to Post-Medieval periods.
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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