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Description: | A very worn copper-alloy mount of Medieval to Post-Medieval date. It has a flattened central plate that is circular in form with a central circular aperture. From one end extends a flattened rectangular arm that is now folded over to meet the back face of the object, perhaps deliberately although this may equally be the result of damage whilst in the ground. At the opposite end of the plate is a thickened arm that is triangular in section with flat back and facted front face. It has a decorative terminal end comprising a semi-circular terminal with projecting oval shaped lobe and central circular rivet hole that contains the corroded remains of an iron rivet. The front face of the object has traces of gilding, particularly at the central panel and the terminal end, although most of the object has suffered from extensive post-depositional corrosion and wear. It measures 65.39mm in length, 22mm in width, 4.77mm in thickness at terminal end, and weighs 11.70g.This is a decorative mount of Medieval date. Its precise function remains uncertain, although similar examples are noted on the PAS database (for example SF-429094 or SUSS-3CA632) that may indicate usage on a book, casket or similar item. It is of probable Medieval to early Post-Medieval date, c.14th-16th centuries AD.
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