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Description: | A complete cast copper alloy casket or box mount of Medieval date (c. 1230-c. 1260).The mount is broadly sub-rectangular in plan and is in strap-like form with a circular perforation for a rivet at each end (the rivets are missing). The diameters of the perforations are 2.5mm. Beyond each perforation the ends terminate with an elongated knop. The main body main body is divided into 5 sub-rectangular fields:raised with cross-hatch decoration/plain and bevelled at each side/raised with cross-hatch decoration/ plain and bevelled at each side/raised with cross-hatch decorationThe rear face of the main body is convex and the rear of each knop is flat.A patina has not survived and the surface colour of the metal is dull reddish brown. It is partially covered with copper alloy corrosion products and traces of gilding are visible at the front only.49.7 x 7.3 x 2.4mm. Weight: 4.62g.A similar mount from Somerset has been dated c. 1230-c. 1260 (Read 2001, 19, fig. 12, ref: 165). However, these type of mounts may have a wider date range.
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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