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Description: | A complete post-Medieval cast copper-alloy mount (c. 1600-c. 1700).The mount is sub-triangular in plan. It has a trefoil knop at one end and a smaller single knop at the opposite end. The front is moulded and has a raised border containing a raised six-petalled flower-head motif. The rear face is flat and has two integral spikes situated along the longitudinal centre-line, one at each end. These spikes are circular in cross-section and have a maximum diameter of 1.8mm; they taper slightly to a blunt rounded end.A patina has not survived and the surface colour of the metal is drab matt brown. There are also deposits of copper alloy corrosion products in some crevices.27.1 x 12.7 x 6.7mm. Weight: 2.37g.Similar mounts have been recorded on the Portable Antiquities Scheme database. See, finds from Hoby with Rotherby Parish, Leicestershire (LEIC-7678C4) and Shorwell Parish, Isle of Wight (IOW-626827).
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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