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Description: | A copper-alloy mount, found in two parts. The mount is asymmetrical, forming an r shape. The mount is decorated with 7 ribs running horizontally. The ribs alternate in length bewteen 46 and 44 mm in length, forming a 'fingered' effect at the terminal end. At the attachment end the mount has a bends back, almost at a right angle to the decorated side, which would have helped hold the mount in place. The mount has two rivet holes, one on the corner of the angular plate and the other at the terminal end. The reverse is undecorated and evidence of attachment to another object remains. It is likely that this mount was fitted to a small chest or casket. It is difficult allocate a date to this item and it may date from the Roman or Medieval periods. | Format: | text/html | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ | Publisher: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Rights holder: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Subjects: | archaeology | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Tom Brindle | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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