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Description: | A copper alloy Post medieval mount with piece of copper alloy sheet riveted to the back probably at a later date. It is 55.5mm long, 25.3mm wide and 6.7mm thick. It weighs 12.74gm. The mount is oval with a scallop shell shaped and moulded knop at each end. There is a rivet hole in the centre of each shell, one with the remains of a copper alloy rivet. The central part of the mount is in the form of a human face with a very prominent snub nose. The hair seems to be curly, the oval eyes have well defined eye brows and there is a fleshy pursed mouth. The chin is moulded with opposed scrolls. A pair of raised lines divide the face from the shells on each edge. Two copper alloy rolled and flattened rivets have been added through the cheeks of the face. One is still complete. These attach a square piece of sheet metal to the reverse of the mount, closer to the chin side and broken at that edge is if it would have extended beyond the edge of the mount. The rivet holes are only partially through the sheet because they are right at the edges. The rivets are also longer than they need to be to attach the sheet only, so there may be a third element, now missing. There is a crack across the neck between the right hand shell and the face. The mount has a patchy dark green patina with dark red metal visible beneath. It has been suggested that this object is Early Medieval in date. This seems unlikely. All mounts with scallop shells on the PAS database are medieval or Post medieval, and the style of this one is more Post Medieval though a close parallel has not been found. There are some superficial similarities to the foot of an Early Medieval cruciform brooch, but the shape, style and patina are not right.
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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