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Description: | A copper alloy mount dating to the Medieval period. The mount is spoon shaped in plan with an oval panel connected to a rectangular stem and terminating in a ball. The oval panel has raised facial features and three rivet holes, one at the top and two either side at the level of the nose. One rivet remains, whilst the other two are missing. There is evidence of gilding on the ball termination and the face, otherwise the rest of the object is undecorated. The metal is dark brown in colour and the object weighs 11.3g. It measures 38.97mm in length, the oval panel measures 17.78mm in width and the ball termination measures 8.85mm in diameter.
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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