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Description: | A folded, copper alloy strap mount; a mount for suspending a pendant loop. One end of the mount is circular and carries an integral mounting spike; the other end is shaped to a blunt point and is pierced by a small rectangular hole through which the spike would fit if the mount were bent in the right place. In actual fact, the plate has been bent too short and the hole does not reach the spike. Traces of damage near the bend suggest that it was bent correctly at one time, but the spike is still pointed. Had it been fixed through the hole, the end would have been burred over. Traces of gilding survive on the front face. The mount has a light green patina. It is 29mm long, 13mm wide and 7mm thick. It weighs 3.32gm. Similar but rectangular mounts in "Dress Accessories" date from 1350 - 1400.
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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