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Description: | Heavy cast gilded copper-alloy Carolingian-style mount. Trefoil-shaped, with a small perforated lobe between each arm (one broken with traces of iron staining). The decoration, in high relief, comprises a trefoil on the flat face of the central boss, and an acanthus leaf on each of the three large foils. The reverse is slightly hollowed.Width 40mm. Length 38mm. Metal 4mm thick. Height 7mm. Weighs 21.31g.Compare related mounts in Thomas 2012. Later 8th or 9th century.
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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