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Description: | Treasure Case 2010 T182British Museum Report:"Date: 13th - 15th CenturyDescription: A tiny cast, silver bar mount which is medieval, probably dating from 1270 - 1500. It consists of a central, circular ring of metal with two short, slightly flared arms extending from the rim diametrically opposite each other. The underside of each arm carries an integral mounting stud.Discussion: In terms of age and as the object contains a minimum of 10% precious metal it qualifies as Treasure under the stipulations of the Treasure Act 1996. Compare the copper alloy example, number 1155 on page 214 of Egan and Pritchard (1991) and another very similar silver mount; 2009 T237 (IOW-055FF4) which is attributed to the 15th century.Dimensions: Weight: 0.43g Overall size: 10.3mm (length), 4.7mm (width) and 4mm (thickness)Reference:Egan and Pritchard (1991), Dress Accessories, HMSO, LondonTreasure Annual Report 2009, (forthcoming), DCMS, London"
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