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Description: | Incomplete cast copper alloy strap fitting, possibly a mount of Medieval date, Probably fourteenth century (AD 1300 - AD 1400). Length 48mm, maximum width 12mm, maximum thickness 1.3mm. Weight 3.08g.
The mount is slightly convex at the front and flat at the rear. It has an incomplete rectangular plate and an integral shield-shaped end with a pointed terminal. The plate is 27mm in length and 17mm wide. One end of the plate is in the form of an old break. This end is curved downwards slightly and this curvature is probably accidental rather than being part of the intentional design. The shield-shaped end is 21mm in length and has a maximum width of 12mm. It has a circular counter-sunk rivet hole on the longitudinal centre-line, close to the rectangular plate. The outer diameter of the rivet hole is 2.2mm. The rivet is missing. The front face is very worn and has the remains of cross-hatched lines in low relief. Some of the light green patina has worn off and there are traces of gilding on the front face only. Fair condition. | 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: | 1300
1400 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Frank Basford | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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