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Description: | An incomplete and bent copper-alloy cruciform mount of probable post-medieval to modern date. The significance of this piece lies in the fact that it was found in close proximity to two other cruciform mounts (BH-686F15 and BH-688E44) and may represent evidence for a hitherto unknown shrine or for the disposal of a personal collection.
The object has been cut from a piece of sheet metal. The sharp edges and thin metal point to a relatively recent date. The uppermost arm and the two side arms remain intact, whilst the bottom arm, which appears to have been narrower and was probably longer, is largely missing. The three surviving arms have been formed by cutting out a small concave section on each of the four corners - the result of this is three broad arms which expand in width towards the rounded outer edges. Extending outwards from the centre points of each of the two side arms is a pointed projection. Within each of the arms is a small rivet hole, the upper one containing corrosion from an iron rivet.
The piece measures 27mm high, 42mm wide and 0.8mm thick. The weight is 3.12g. | 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: | 1700
1900 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Julian Watters | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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