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Description: | A copper-alloy mount in the form of a stylised scallop shell. In profile, one end of the mount has a sub-triangular projection beneath which is the rounded main body of the mount. The mount's upper surface is slightly convexed and is decorated with a series of incised grooves, probably intended to represent segments of the shell. Roughly in the centre of the mount is a circular rivet hole, missing its rivet. The underside of the mount is hollow and roughly finished. A mounts of this form was found in London, in a 15th century context (see Egan and Pritchard 1991: 200-201, no. 1083). Several similar mounts are also recorded on the PAS database - for example, BH-853898, LIN-DD6D01 and LEIC-D16564. The scallop shell symbol indicates a possible connection with the act of pilgrimage and may have been worn as a belt or strap mount.
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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