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Description: | An incomplete cast copper-alloy mount of Iron Age date. It is circular in form with a slightly domed and enamelled front face and an incomplete but integrally cast circular suspension loop on the back face. The decorative motifs on the front comprise a central vertical row of three evenly spaced dots with opposing elongated, curved triangular motifs to either side. Each of these motifs is filled with bright red enamel, most of which survives intact. The suspension loop on the back face is circular in form, half of which is now missing due to old breaks. All of the exterior edges and surfaces of the object have signs of extensive wear and corrosion, probably as a result of deposition in the ground. It measures 20.19mm in diameter, 7.37mm in thickness (including suspension loop), and weighs 6.92g. This is a decorative mount, possibly related to horse harness fittings. Similar circular examples are noted from Iron Age Norfolk (Hutcheson, 2004: nos. 57-58) and suggest a 1st century BC/AD date for the current mount.
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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