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Description: | A cast copper alloy mount of probable post medieval date (1500-1700). The mount is lozenge shaped (diamond) in plan and sub rectangular in cross section. The edges of the mount are slightly bevelled with the upper face being convex. The mount has been abraded and rounded in the plough-soil causing it to become slightly symmetrical in both plan and profile. The front face of the mount is decorated with a cast design which may have been either tinned or silvered; much of this surface has been lost. The design is cast being formed from debased floral and vegetal scrolls that flank a debased crown possibly surmounted by a group of feathers. The design is very 'loose' and heavily debased, it is broadly baroque in style which may suggest a later 17th Century date. The rear of the mount is flat and undecorated. There are two cast lug-like projections on the upper and lower edges of the mount. These lugs would have been passed through pierced holes in a leather strap (or such like) and then bent over to secure the mount. They are sub-oval in shape and cross section. Both of these projections have snapped approximately 1/3 along their length. The mount is of a mid green colour with an uneven abraded and corroded patina that covers all surfaces. This abrasion has caused most of the applied surface to be lost. Similar styled mounts can be seen in Brian Read's book: 'Metal Artefacts from Antiquity' however a direct parallel in design has not been found.The mount measures 48.9mm in length, 24.7mm width and is 6.6mm thick. The mount weighs 9.51 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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