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Description: | A corroded cast copper-alloy mount of post-medieval date, possibly an 'eye-piece' from a hooked mount (cf. Read 2001, 42; ref. 361). It terminates in a large open semicircular loop which could have taken a hook. The circular perforation is slightly off-centre and measures 8.25mm in diameter. Below the loop the sides of the mount are moulded C-shaped protrusions with incurving sides. These protrusions are asymmetrical but both features a triangular nick below on the upper surface. Below them the mount terminates in a tapered point. Central on the lower surface of the object is a central circular stud (Dia.: c. 7.3mm). The upper surface of the mount is features slight bevelling on its edges; the lower surface is flat. The artefact is of a red-brown metal, almost entirely obscured by a light green corrosion product, with a dark green patina surviving in places.
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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