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Description: | A corroded, stamped copper alloy sexfoil mount, probably dating to the Medieval period. The object is formed into a cup-shape with a sexfoil rim; each of the petals is bent outwards and downwards. The outside of the cup is fluted along the line of each petal towards the base of the cup. At the centre point of the base there is a small circular hole for the rivet, now missing. Egan and Pritchard (1991) suggest that faceted sexfoil mounts are in common use by the mid-14th century and continue late into the 15th century AD. Furthermore, a similar mount is shown in Read; Metal Artefacts of Antiquity (2001) p13/15 No.107, which he dates to circa 1350-1400 AD. However, the example shown does not have the turned-down petals or the fluted surface, both of which may be suggestive of a later date.
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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