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Description: | A cast copper alloy bar mount of probable late medieval or post medieval date (1400-1650). The mount is D shaped in cross section. In plan the mount is broadly rectangular. One end is broken. At the complete end are two lobes or knops projecting one to each side. At the broken end of the bar are two similar knops. Comparing HESH-34AA21 which is a complete example, suggests that the mount would have been twice as long, with the end match the surviving end, and the knops near the break would have been in the centre. The edges of the mount are slightly beveled with the upper face being convex. The rear of the mount is hollow and undecorated. There is an integral spike (now broken) at one end on the reverse. These spikes would have passed through pierced holes in a leather strap (or such like) and then bent over to secure the mount. The lugs are sub-oval in cross section. The front face of the mount is decorated with a cast design which has been gilded. The decoration consists of a central longitudinal bar with floral sworls either side. The mount is of a brown green colour with an uneven abraded and corroded patina that covers all surfaces. Similar mounts can be seen in Brian Read's book: 'Metal Artefacts from Antiquity' pp 28-29 and 35 cat. No. 316-317.
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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