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Description: | A Medieval (1100-1300) copper alloy casket mount, measuring 42.36x6.67x5.75mm and weighing 2.3g.The mount consists of a D-sectioned shaft (3.95x2.25mm) with twisted decoration to the upper suface (it is flat to the reverse) and a flattened, splayed terminal at either end (0.99mm thick). To the reverse the metal appears to be folded back on itself.The twisted decoration is formed by diagonal ribs and grooves. Alternate grooves are further decorated with raised dots. The splayed terminals are triangular with rounded ends and decorated with three grooves, to create four 'fingers', Through the centre of each terminal is an in situ rivet and square sheet metal rove.Cf. Margeson, S. (1993) Norwich Households, pp.75,76, no.458. Margeson comments that long, strip, twisted mounts occur in 12th and 13th centruy contexts on castle and manorial sites (1993, p.75).
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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