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Description: | A fragment of a copper-alloy bar mount of medieval date. Several examples of bar mounts were found in excavations in London and are of suggested 13th to 14th century date (see Egan and Pritchard, 1991, p. 209-217). It seems likely that, when complete, this mount would have been similar in form to BH-9C1483. The fragment represents the terminal of the mount. It takes the form of a moulded scallop shell with deep radiating grooves. At the base the shell tapers into a narrower 'neck', before extending in width again at the transition into the missing central bar section. A small copper-alloy rivet sits within a hole in the scallop-shaped terminal. It protrudes at the back and has had a circular stop fitted. The piece measures 15.4mm long, 10.5mm wide and 4.7mm thick. The weight is 1.57g.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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