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Description: | A complete worn and corroded post-Medieval cast copper-alloy mount (c. 1500-c. 1600).The mount is lozenge shaped in plan and has a circular loop at one corner. It has an open work seven pointed star at the centre. A decorative border around the edge is formed by conjoined annulets. At the rear there are two integral tapering spikes which turn outwards, one at each side. These are sub-circular in cross-section.This mount is corroded. At the front the underlying metal is reddish and some of the original surface survives which is tinned. The rear face is mainly covered with green corrosion products.Height: 34.90mm; width: 33.76mm; thickness: 5.39mm. Weight: 6.30g.
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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