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Description: | Medieval gilt silver belt mount in the form of a sexfoil, conical with slightly concave sides, and with a hole in the apex for a (missing) separate rivet. Each foil is defined by a V-shaped notch in the base and is separated from its neighbours by a groove. The sides are divided into six vertical facets. These do not coincide with the edges of the foils but with a median groove on each. The two halves of each foil are left alternately plain and gilt, the latter filled with very closely spaced vertical and horizontal lines. This type of mount is common in copper alloy (e.g. Egan and Pritchard 1991, 952) but less so in silver (cf. an example from Covehithe, Suffolk (SF-209506). Diameter 25.5mm. Height 14mm. Weight 3.81g. c.1350 - c.1450.
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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