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Description: | A complete cast copper alloy stave built vessel mount of late Iron Age date - circa 120 BC - AD 80. The object has a tubular fitting at one end with a split along the bottom edge presumably to allow it to fit to a larger object. A decorated plate extends from the upper edge of the tube and comprises a fluted sub-rectangular plate with circular looped terminal flanked by lunate hooks. The metal has a mid greyish-green patina and survives in good condition. The object is 39.1mm long, 2mm thick, 8.2mm in diameter at the tube and weighs 15.3g.These objects have been interpreted in numerous ways including as shield mounts, uncertain decorative escutcheons, and mounts from other objects with rounded edges, particularly mirrors or vessels, especially tankards. These interpretations are discussed in SWYOR-09BA81.
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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