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Description: | A complete copper alloy mount of probable Roman date. The mount is square in plan with a thin raised border and central quatrefoil device of pointed ovate cells radiating from the centre to each of the four corners. The resulting sub-triangular cells between each ovate cell bear traces of green glass enamel. The edges of the mount are worn and the reverse is flat and undecorated.The metal has a mid blackish-green patina and is worn. The mount is 16.7mm long, 16.2mm wide, 1.5mm thick and weighs 1.3g.Mounts of a similar date and with similar designs have been recorded on the PAS database as: WAW-3F6764, NMS-4F6375 and WMID2372.
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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