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Description: | A Post-Medieval, cast, copper alloy mount. The mount has a flat plate and is slightly heart shaped with one end tapering and folding underneath to form a hook. The reverse is flat except for the hook and a protruding stud, both of which have been integrally cast. The stud is 5.1 mm high and 5.5 mm in diameter. The metal is a brownish-red colour with an irregular formation of a green patina in some places.The mount is 12.3 mm at its widest point, and 19.3 mm long; it weighs 1.97 g.Read (1988) Fig 17 no.6 illustrates a similar hooked fitting with attachment studs. He dates it to the 16th century. See also SUSS-667E63 which is still attached to a spur.
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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