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Description: | A copper-alloy mount of probable Late Iron Age date.The mount is hemispherical, with a hollow underside and a rivet hole at the top. The outer surface is decorated with a geometric pattern of red enamel-filled cells. This pattern can be described as consiting of four roughly triangular frames, within each of which six lines radiate outwards from a central point, dividing six triangular cells. Much of the enamel survives intact. The mount measures 21mm in diameter and 11.8mm high. Its wall is 5.4mm thick. The weight is 12.22g.Domed circular mounts are a feature of late Iron Age metalwork and appear on a wide range of artefact types, such as sword hilts and terret rings. The closest parallels for this piece are a number of decorative roundels found in a late 1st century BC grave at Hertford Heath (Hüssen 1983). The the presence of similar examples from other burials also strongly suggests that these pieces are a product of the late 1st century BC to early 1st century AD (ibid). For a similiar mount on the PAS database, see BH-8A20B2.
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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