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Description: | Copper alloy Gilt Mount. Rectangular plate with a protruding tongue at one end, and with three rivets (one lost) of length c.3mm and diameter c.2mm passing through holes punched from the display face. The display face bears relict gilding. Though the size and form may relate this object to Early Medieval hooked tags, there is scant evidence that the tongue represents a hook. The three rivets, however, argue that secure attachment was paramount, and are the usual method of attachment for medieval mounts. The use of gilding admits a range of periods from the Middle Saxon onwards. Suggested date: Unknown, Early Medieval to Medieval, 750-1500.Length: 15.0mm, Width: 10.4mm, Thickness: 1.5mm, Weight: 1.18gms.
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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