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Description: | A cast copper alloy mount of probable later post medieval date (1600 - 1800AD). The mount is irregular in plan being broadly oval with two sub-rectangular projections on the upper and lower edges; in section the mount is sub-rectangular. There is no applied or cast decoration present; the projections have thickened transverse ribs present. On the upper part of the central element is a small pierced whole filled with the corroded remains of an iron rivet. The reverse of the mount is plain and flat; there is a small C shaped depression at the centre. Both faces have diagonal scratches present, these are patinated and most likely file marks. A direct parallel has not been foundThe mount measures: 49.6mm length, 29.6mm width, is a maximum of 5.3mm thick and weighs 15.14 grams.
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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