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Description: | A Late Medieval copper-alloy bar mount.The mount has a an oval lobe at the centre, the convex upper surface of which is decorated with a band of five parallel, transverse grooves, the ridges between incised to create a ropework effect. Above and below this central lobe is a rounded projection containing an in situ copper-alloy rivet. The central lobe is hollow on the underside.Dimensions: 19.5mm long, 8.9mm wide, 4.3mm high at centre. Weight: 2g.Two similar mounts were found in excavations in London, both in mid 14th to late 14th/early 15th century contexts (Egan and Pritchard 1991: 213/fig. 134, nos. 1160 and 1161).
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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