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Description: | An almost complete cast copper alloy shoe-shaped mount of Early Early-Medieval date (c. AD 450 ? c. AD 600). Length 20.0mm, maximum width 7.8mm and thickness of plate 1.0mm. Weight 1.62g.
The mount is slightly convex at the front and flat at the rear, excepting the protruding lug. The lug is situated mid-way along the longitudinal centre-line and is roughly D-shaped in side profile. At the outer end of the lug there is an incomplete circular perforation having a diameter of 1.1mm. This perforation enabled the mount to be secured to a belt as decoration. No evidence for tinning, melting or burning.
The artefact is in fair condition. It has corrosive pitting on the front face and there are traces of a mid-green patina on all surfaces.
The mount is similar to those recovered from excavations at Chessell Down Anglo-Saxon cemetery during the nineteenth century. This cemetery dates from the late fifth century to the late sixth century (Arnold, C. J. 1982, 42 and 109, fig. 28, refs. 56-65).
Similar mounts have been recorded from grave 30 of the Anglo-Saxon cemetery at Worthy Park, Kingsworthy, Hampshire. This cemetery has been dated fifth century to mid-seventh century (Hawkes, S. C. with Grainger, G. 1 and 38, fig. 2.25). | 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: | 450
600 | 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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