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Description: | A copper-alloy cruciform mount of possible Early-medieval to post-medieval date. No parallel could be found for this piece, but the general form, the patina and level of corrosion suggest that it is of some antiquity.
The mount takes the form of a cross with expanded arms. At the centre of the cross is a pronounced pellet with a rounded upper surface, surrounded by a groove. An incised trapezoidal border is located within each of the four cross arms. Small punched dots form a ring around the central pellet and also extend around the edges of the arms, lying just outside the incised borders. On the back of the mount there is a remnant of a central integral rivet.
The piece measures 19.2mm wide, 19.5mm high and 2.8mm thick. The weight is 3.32g. | 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: | 500
1700 | 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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