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Description: | A cast copper alloy mount in the shape of a semi-circular shell with a forked projection from the centre of the straight side. The ridges of the shell are defined by eight radiating incised lines. The front is slight domed and the back is flat. The remains of two attachment spikes are visible on the reverse of the mount, one appears almost complete and is bent down, the other is just a stub. The mount is worn with a mid green to mid brown patina. The manufacturing method - with ibtegral spikes which are bent over after being pushed through the leather suggests a Post Medieval (1500-1700 AD) date. A very similar example was also found close to this one and recorded with the PAS (SUSS-4088D3).It is 15.5mm long, 13.7mm wide, 1.9mm thick, excluding the attachment spike, 5.7mm including, it weighs 1.70 grams.
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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