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Description: | Incomplete Medieval (1200-1400) cast copper alloy quatrefoil umbonate mount. One of the four arms is missing, and another is incomplete. The two complete arms are sub-rectangular with a curved terminal and central rivet hole, each containing the remains of an iron rivet. The central section of the mount is pyramidal, with each of the four sides having an openwork circle, The apex of the mount is rounded. The reverse of the mount is hollow. The metal is corroded and it is a patchy brown in colour. It is 27.08mm long, 19.13mm wide, 8.32mm deep and weighs 3.97 grams. It is similar to an example in Read (2001) Metal Artefacts of Antiquity, page 13 no 117 (figure 10 no 117).
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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