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Description: | A copper-alloy mount of probable early post-Medieval date.The decorative mount has a sub-rectangular upper portion, with a horizontal groove and scalloped vertical sides. This tapers into a narrower 'waist' before widening into the sub-circular central element, which has a large circular aperture and scalloped outer sides. Below this, the mount narrows significantly and then extends into a moulding of two transverse ridges and a central groove. The base element takes the form of a rounded lobe. The mount would have been attached by a rivet, the hole for which is located centrally, a short distance down from the top side. The artefact is bent and corroded. It measures 26.7mm long, 14.6mm wide and 1.8mm thick. The weight is 3.23g.Such mounts are thought to be related to the attachment of scabbards to sword-belts. For a parallel on the PAS database, see BH-2E81E7.
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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