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Description: | A cast copper alloy strap fitting; decorative mount. In plan the mount is sub-circular, with slightly abraded edges and is undecorated. The reverse of the mount has two integral, oval sectioned studs, both of which are broken at the tip. The surface of the mount is has traces of a dark green patina, otherwise it has red copper corrosion. The mount is 17.44mm diameter, and 7.95mm thick. It weighs 2.9g.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 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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