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Description: | A heavily abraded, cast copper alloy mount of unknown date (50-1800) - most probably Medieval (1200-1450). The mount is incomplete, it compromises a relatively thin incomplete quatrefoil plate from which extends a large square sectioned bar that terminates in a turned knop. The upper plate has a saltire cross formed from cast depressions on the plate and the surface seems to have been originally gilded with a white metal. The edges of the plate are heavily abraded but seem to be scalloped. The projection on the reverse is substantial .A function apart from being a decorative mount cannot be suggested, the robust nature of the artefact may suggest a practical use in harness or as a stud in furniture. A direct parallel has not been found.The mount is a mid grey green colour with a much abraded patina. It measures 20.7mm length, 12.8mm width; the plate is 2.5mm thick. The projection extends 26.3mm with a cross section that measures 6.6mm in diameter. The mount weighs 7.01 grams. | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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