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Description: | The object is a cast copper alloy mount. Biddle, in the Objects and Economy in Medieval Winchester illustrates a very similar object, which is dated to the late 13th century. This mount is described as decorating caskets.
The mount is a square shape in plan, which has two parallel prongs protruding from one edge. In profile the mount is a trapezoidal shape. At the upper platform there is a circular perforation. The reverse or base of the object is hollow leading to the perforation.
The surface of the object is corroded and appears to have lost its patina. It may have been decorated, but this cannot be seen now. The mount weighs 0.99g and measures 13.2mm long, 7.1mm wide and 4.9mm thick. | 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 | Temporal: | 1250
1300 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Angie Bolton | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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