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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy bar mount of probable late medieval or post medieval date (1400-1650). The mount is irregular in plan and D shaped in cross section. One terminal is missing / lost - the broken edge is old abraded and patinated. In plan the mount is broadly rectangular with the two long sides tapering and flaring along the length. At the centre of the bar is a swollen bulge delimited by two cast transverse notches. The surviving terminal is rounded. From the reverse face a small stub-like projection is present. This is all that remains of a spike which would have been passed through pierced holes in a leather strap (or such like) and then bent over to secure the mount. The projection is sub-oval in shape and cross section . The reverse face also has a concave depression at the centre - which corresponds with the swelling on the front - and a horizontal groove that extends the length of the bar. Both of these are likely to be deliberately cast to strength / lighten the mount. The mount has been abraded and rounded in the plough-soil causing it to become asymmetrical in both plan and profile. The mount is of a brown green colour with an uneven abraded and corroded patina that covers all surfaces. This abrasion has caused most of the applied surface to be lost. Similar mounts can be seen in Brian Read's book: 'Metal Artefacts from Antiquity' pp 28-29The mount measures 40.0mm in length, 9.1mm width (maximum) and is 4.3mm thick. The mount weighs 3.85 grams. | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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