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Description: | An incomplete and corroded post-Medieval cast copper-alloy mount (1600-1700).This mount is star-shaped in plan and has eight points of irregular size. The centre of the mount is convex at the front and at the rear it is concave at the centre. A human forward facing mask is situated on the convex part at the front. It consists of two small circular depressions for eyes and a small horizontal depression for the mouth. The raised nose is barely visible. Rays radiate from the edge of the face on to the points. The rear face has two stubs, one at each edge and opposite to each other. These are probably the remains of spikes.The mount is corroded and in poor condition.Height: 27.61mm; width: 21.18mm; thickness: 7.84mm. Weight: 5.06g.Similar star-shaped mounts have been recorded on the Portable Antiquities Scheme database. See finds: BERK-F5F8D2; CORN-A8D3F3; LANCUM-F3FC91; LVPL-112D54; SWYOR-FD5A53; YORYM-389635 and YORYM-8FB520. For comparison, see: SUR-2AAA52.
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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