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Description: | The object is a probably a mount for a Medieval casket. Egan illustrates similar mounts, particularly No. 147. The recorded mount has traces gilding which Egan comments is usually found on mounts from the early portion of the Medieval period.
The body of the mount is rectangular in plan, and is triangular in section. One terminal is slightly upturned in profile, it is unclear whether this is a broken edge or not. The other terminal has a collar which is slightly wider than the body, and then expands into a sub-oval shape. This portion of the mount has a central rivet hole. This portion is also slightly hollow on the reverse. The terminal then has a slender triangular protrusion. The reverse is flat except for the already mentioned hollow portion.
The surface of the mount is poor, it has red copper corrosion and has traces of gilding. It measures 49.6mm long, 11.4mm wide and 2.4mm thick. It weighs 4.15g. | 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: | 1150
1450 | 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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