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Description: | A cast copper aloy decorative mount, with the remains of gilding on the obverse. The obverse depicts the face of a cherub on top of an urn, which has Baroque style foliage on its body. It is triangular in plan, apart from the knop at the base and the chrurbs head protruding at the top. The reverse is undecorated and flat and has two prongs both bent downwards. The mount measures 30mm long, and is 17mm at its widest. It is 3.4mm thick at its thickest (towards the bottom knop). The prongs are 8mm long and are circular in section. It weighs 4.31g.The Baroque style suggests a 16th or 17th century date.This mount is similar in style to larger mounts, one of which is recorded here: SUSS-0B6613.
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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