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Description: | Cast copper alloy mount or stud of probable later early medieval or medieval date (700-1200 AD). The mount is incomplete being formed from a round disc like head with an integral cast fitting set at an angle of 90 degrees from the rear face of the mount. The end of this fitting is broken and so it is difficult to say whether it would have fitted into either a piece of furniture, book or harness. The head of the mount is broadly circular (although abraded and now irregular) in plan, it has bevelled edges and is slight D shaped in cross section. The front face is decorated with a wide vertical cross (being made of equal vertical and horizontal axis) with an inner cross (forming a design similar to a voided cross). This cross is enclosed within two circles which respect and border the edge of the front face. There seems to be no other design present, but originally the front face was heavily gilt or covered by a slight sheet of gold foil. The reverse face is plain and undecorated. Offset from the centre of the reverse the shank of the fitting extends, this is broadly oval in cross section with faceted edges. It is much abraded.The mount measures 16.3mm diameter and the head of the stud is 1.7mm thick. The stud on the reverse projects 7.1mm and is 4.3mm wide x 3.4mm thick. The stud weighs 3.27 grams. The mount or stud is a mid green colour with an uneven patina and patches of light purple brown coloured corrosion. These affect the rear of the mount most. The front face is abraded and this has removed a large amount of the gilt / gold leaf. A direct parallel for the mount has not been found. It is likely to be Late Saxon in date and style.
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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