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Description: | A Medieval bone mount. This mount is rectangular in plan with two raised rectangular terminals. The front section has a central ridge running down the middle. The reverse has been hollowed out with 5 circular depressions running down the middle of the depression, probably made by drilling. It is decorated with incised lines, except the ends of the terminals. The ends of the incised lines all touch one another (except those at the edges of the object) and seem to follow the shape of the object, making the decoration on the central ridge appear like a series of 4 chevrons. The hollow on the reverse is bordered with a single incised line running down either side and double incised lines running along the width at each end (in between the single side lines).There are straight incised lines running up the edges of the raised rectangular terminals, but no decoration on the top. A pair of holes have been drilled on each of the long sides, one set being slightly out of line, the other pair being level. Neither of the pairs of holes are aligned with the opposite pair.Steve Ashby suggests a medieval - post medieval date and wonders if it might be part of a musical stringed instrument.Dimensions: length: 32.89mm; width: 8.82mm; height (with hollow facing down): 7.57mm; weight: 3.33g.
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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