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Description: | Medieval copper alloy sheet sexfoil mount. The mount has a high domed centre and the edge is shaped to the curved outer edges of the petals. There are two separate rivets through it, each running through near the edge of a petal on opposite sides. The rivets are formed of short lengths of copper alloy circular sectioned wire, the tops are flattened onto the front of the mount and the backs flattened to hold circular copper alloy sheet roves. The front of the mount is covered in a white substance.Egan and Pritchard (1993) illustrate a range of flower mounts made of copper alloy sheet, p.186-194. They are highly variable with 5 to 13 petals; no.959 on p.189 is most similar to this example. These mounts were in common use by the middle of the 14th century and continued to be popular until the late 15th century (ibid p.186).
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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