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Description: | A complete, Post Medieval, cast, copper alloy, belt mount or harness furniture with two integral back attachment lugs. Flat, quatrefoil shaped mount with central pellet and circle, a saltire cross extended to form a cusp in each angle and floriate. The mount has some wear and surface corrosion but has remnants of black lacquer and possible gilding. The mount is likely to date to the late 16th to early 17th century. Ref. History Beneath Our Feet, Brian Read, Anglia Publishing Ipswich 1995, page 114-116 and Metal Artefacts of Antiquity, A catalogue of small finds from specific areas of the United Kingdom, Vol. 1, Brian Read, Portculis Publishing 2001, page 33-37 no. 273. The mount is 17.91mm long, 14.39mm wide, 5.95mm thick and weighs 2.6g.
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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