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Description: | The mount is an elongated moulded shape which is bent into an 'L' shape, however the vertical bar is folded in half. The terminal of the horizontal bar is a trefoil shape with a sub-circular hole in the centre. The becomes a narrowed rectangular shape in plan. The mount is then bent at 45°. The bar is then becomes a wider oval shape before becoming to be a narrowed rectangular shape in plan. The oval shape has a circular hole in the centre. The mount then folds forming an inverted 'U' shape. The mount narrows further and has a flared droplet shaped, in plan, terminal, which has a circular rivet hole filled with a probable iron rivet. This mount was possibly from a casket. The surface of the mount has c. 75% of the surface covered by a light green brown coloured patina which also has flecks of gilding visible. Otherwise the surface is a dark red brown colour. | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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