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Description: | A cast copper alloy strap fitting; decorative mount. In plan the mount is a cinquefoil. The mount is slightly domed in plan, has a central knop and four radiating grooves. The reverse of the mount has two integral, oval sectioned studs, both are broken. The surface of the mount is has traces of a dark green patina, but most of it is abraded and has red copper corrosion. The mount is 12.69mm long, 11.4mm wide and 4.06mm thick. It weighs 1.1g.The mount probably dates to the Post Medieval period. Strap mounts were popular during the 13th to early 16th centuries with some types continuing into the 17th century as harness mounts (Egan, G. 2005 Material Culture in London in an Age of Transition MoLAS Monograph 19 p. 39). This probably dates to the 16th to 17th century.
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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