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Description: | Cast copper alloy mount of probable post medieval date (1500-1650). The mount is an irregular sub-rectangular (lozenge) shape in plan and D shaped in cross section. The edges of the mount are slightly beveled with the upper face being convex. The mount has been abraded and rounded in the plough-soil causing it to become slightly asymmetrical in both plan and profile. It measures 22.1mm in length, 12.3mm width and is 4.9mm thick. The mount weighs 1.52 grams.
The front face of the mount is undecorated. There are two slight convergent (V shaped) incised line that extends from the base of the mount to a point 1/3 of the way along the length. It is possible that the overall design depicts an erect penis and testicles, however this is uncertain. The rear of the mount is flat and undecorated. There are two cast lug-like projections on the upper and lower edges of the mount. The lower lug is broken. These lugs would have been passed through pierced holes in a leather strap (or such like) and then bent over to secure the mount. They are sub-oval in shape and cross section. The mount is of a mid grey green colour with an even but abraded patina that covers all surfaces. The abrasion is most noticeable around the extremities of the mount where there is much damage from movement in the ploughsoil. Similar mounts can be seen in Brian Read?s book: ?Metal Artefacts from Antiquity? pp 28 and 34 cat. No. 295. | 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: | 1500
1650 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Peter Reavill | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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