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Description: | An almost complete cast copper-alloy enamelled medieval mount depicting a lion passant regardant, probably a harness mount. The mount is broadly square with a trapezoidal protrusion at two opposing ends. The wider end of each 'tab', the furthest edge of the protrusion, is perforated in each corner for attachment. No rivets survive; on one protrusion both holes have abraded through dramatically; on the other one of the holes has abraded through the corner. On the former the central part of the tab (between the holes) has been bent round on itself underneath. The other tab has been bent downwards at around the point at which the holes begin. Central on the flat central element is a large recessed circle bearing the aforementioned lion passant regardant moulded in low relief such that it is the same thickness as the rest of the mount. Within the recesses between the lion and the circumference are traces of blue enamel. The lower surface of the mount is flat and plain. The artefact has corroded to a dark red-brown colour with small patches of green corrosion product. Similar mounts include one illustrated in Ashley (2002, 19; ref. 177) and on this database (ref. SF-2EDD06), although these both have rectangular as opposed to trapezoidal tabs.
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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