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Description: | Cast copper alloy mount with silver foil mount of probable post medieval date 1550 - 1700. The mount is broadly sub rectangular in plan with a dome shaped head or boss. The silver foil / sheet is applied over this dome and decorated with an intricate design of a flower head with alternate plain and ribbed radiating petals. The edge of the foil is abraded and feathered. The shank of the mount is plain and undecorated. It consists of a sub-rectangular bar. The junction point of the bar and head is obscured. It seems likely that the head is a plain sub-rectangular bar set at 90 degrees to the plain of the shank, and the foil sheet has been adhered by some form of solder. The terminal of the shank is broken and the surface is unabraded, although patinated suggesting an old break with little movement in the soil.The mount measures 5.8mm length, 6.8mm width and is 2.8mm thick across the head. The shank measures 12.6mm length, 7.7mm width and is 2.6mm thick. It weighs 2.19 grams.The mount is a mid green colour with an abraded patina. The silver foil is a dull silver colour. There is some debate as to what this incomplete artefact is from. It is most likely a decorative mount from an ornate clock or similar mechanical device. Others have suggested other domestic functions such as being a knife stop or cap. If the later was the case the shank is a little too long for this. The style of decoration would suggest a date in the early post medieval period, probably 1550-1650.
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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