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Description: | A copper alloy Late Medieval to Post-Medieval mount. It is a cruciform shaped plate, three arms of which are incomplete due to old breaks, and the fourth has a lobate terminal. There are protruding loops in each of the angles between the arms, to allow for rivet attachment, two or which are complete. At the centre of the mount is a separate cone-shaped mount attached by a rivet on the reverse. The front of the mount is decorated with eight sets of paired incised lines radiating from the centre to the arms and angle loops. There are traces of gilding across the mount. It measures 43.16mm in surviving length, 29.98mm in width, and weighs 8.78g. The central cone measures 7mm in diameter, and with the rivet, measures 11.11mm in length.Although obviously not armorial, this mount does bear some resemblance to harness mounts, and may have been used as horse furniture. It is ornate, and could also have been used on a casket, chest, or household furniture.
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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