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Description: | A cast copper alloy strap mount. In plan the mount has an oval shaped body with an integral sub-oval knop at either end. Each knop has a rivet hole which has the remains of a copper alloy rivet in one. The mount is decorated with a block of transverse grooves on the body. The body and knops are domed in profile. The reverse of the body and knops are hollow. The surface of the mount has a dark green/grey patina. The mount measures 18.04mm long, 8.84mm wide and 4.4mm thick. It weighs 1.4g.Egan and Pritchard (Egan G. and Pritchard F. 2002 Dress Accessories Boydell Press) illustrate similar mounts, for example, No. 1161. These mounts tend to date to between the mid 12th to mid 14th centuries.
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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