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Description: | A cast copper alloy strap fitting; decorative mount. In plan the mount is sub-circular and is moulded as a flower with multiple petals and a central pellet. The reverse of the mount has two integral, oval sectioned studs which taper to a blunt point. The surface of the mount is has traces of a green patina, but most of it is abraded and has red copper corrosion. The mount is 12.24mm long, 11.94mm wide and 6.28mm thick. It weighs 1g.The mount probably dates to the Post Medieval period. Strap mounts were popular during the 13th to early 16th centuries with some types continuing into the 17th century as harness mounts (Egan, G. 2005 Material Culture in London in an Age of Transition MoLAS Monograph 19 p. 39). This probably dates to the 16th to mid 17th century.
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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