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Description: | Post Medieval cast copper alloy mount. The mount is flat and geometric in shape with a two ovals at the base (the lower of which might be broken) and a triangle above with its top point expanded into a pointed oval terminal with lobed knops to each side. On the back are two integrally cast spikes which were pushed through the leather and bent over in the same direction at 90 degrees. There are remains of tinning or a white metal coating on the front. It measures 22.6mm long by 8.8mm wide and 1.7mm thick, 5.3mm including the rivets; weight 1.46 grams. Mounts with integral spikes and composite geometric shapes were popular c.1500-1700 AD.
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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