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Description: | An incomplete post-Medieval cast copper-alloy mount in the form of an acorn (c. 1600-c. 1700 AD).The mount is convex at the front and concave at the rear. At the front it has a horizontal groove dividing the fruit from the cupola. There is a small knop at each end. One is an incomplete stalk. At the rear there are two stubs, the remains of integral spikes, one at each end. Both are circular in cross-section.This mount is corroded and there is no indication of decoration or surface treatment.36.66 x 20.37 x 4.10mm. Weight: 5.56g.Mounts in similar form and style have been published by Brian Read. These published mounts have been dated by Read to c. 1600-c. 1700 AD (Read 2001: 29, fig. 22, refs: 331-334).
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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