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Description: | Cast copper alloy open-work hollow hemispherical mount of uncertain date. It has a thick outer edge with a thin projecting rim which may have been fitted to another piece. From the rim rise four equally spaced bars which expand away from the rim and join to form a central lozenge shape at the top of the hemisphere. At the centre of the lozenge projects a pellet. Between each arm is a D shaped hole. In two of the holes are traces of a red substance which might be enamel or possibly copper or iron corrosion (the shade of red suggests the former). Enamel requires a backing though so if this is enamel it must have come from another part of the object. The piece has an pale green patina. It measures 18.1mm in diameter, 9.2mm in height. It weighs 4.53 grams.It shares some affinity with NMS-2E6712 described as an Iron Age "button" and , NMS-F6F521,GLO-7CAA94 and BH-8A20B2 thought to be late Iron Age mounts of a form found on a variety of objects including sword and harness fittings. However these are mostly solid rather than openwork and in the later case have a hole where the pellet is on this example.
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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