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Description: | Cast copper alloy mount of probable late medieval or post medieval date (1400-1600). The mount is sub-oval in plan and domed in cross section (D-shaped). The front face is convex and undecorated. The edges are slightly raised and have a thicker cross section. The reverse is concave. From a central position a small square sectioned spike projects, the end of which is broken. This spike measures 12.5mm length, 2.1mm wide and 2.3mm thick. The overall mount minus the spike measures 23.6mm length, 12.8mm maximum width, is 2.5mm thick and weighs 1.66 grams.
The mount is a dark mid green colour with a patchy surface patina. Almost all the original upper surface of the mount has been lost through a combination of corrosion and abrasion. The length of the spike would suggest that this mount was used either in a piece of furniture or through a relatively thick piece of leather, possibly on horse harness. It is unlikely that it would have been used for personal dress. | 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: | 1400
1600 | 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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