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Description: | A cast copper-alloy strap mount in the form of an acorn. The mount is slightly convex on the front and slightly hollowed at the back. On the front, details of the acorn are picked out. The acorn nut is plain with a small knop at the apex.The cup is delineated by a transverse rib at the top and incised cross hatched decoration. At the base is a short stalk with a forked end. At the back are the remains of two integral attachment spikes set along the longitudinal axis. Similar mounts have been published by Brian Read and dated to the seventeenth century (Read 2001: 29, fig. 22, refs: 331-334). A similar example can be seen on the database - WMID-D9CDA1.Date: Post medieval - c. 1600 - 1500Dimensions: 39.43 mm x 21.85 mm x 5.60 mmWeight: 5.48 mm
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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