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Description: | An incomplete early Medieval copper alloy mount. The mount is triangular in shap and flat in profile. the copper alloy plate is decorated with a gilded carved triple strand interlace pattern and retains an iron backing. There is evidence of perforation near the pointed end of the mount, and a possible lug near the wide end. The mount is in good condition but the reverse is covered in iron corrosion products.Kevin Leahy suggests that this a piece of Pressblech foil, attached to iron. He suspects that, given the iron, that it's a vandyke from a bucket, still firmly fused to one of the iron hoops. The mount dates from the Seventh century; Style II. Another such vandyke can be seen on the database: SWYOR-1F2883The mount is 32.7 mm long, 50.99 mm wide, 6.92 mm thick and weighs 21.71 g
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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