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Description: | A complete (although slightly damaged) lead alloy (pewter) mount dating to the Roman period. The mount is circular in plan and flat with an integrally cast spike or prong on the reverse. This prong would have secured the mount to a strap or piece of leaterh or the like. The mount is decorated with raised concentric rings and outer plain border; the centre of the middle ring is recessed. The concentric rings form four panel however as no enamelling survives it is uncertain whether this mount was decorated in any other manner. Unusually the mount is made from a lead alloy (probably pewter) rather than a copper alloy, which is usual for Roman mounts. It is possible that this mount is a Roman military fitting, for example an apron mount or baldric mount - see Appels & Laycock (2007) p.86 (AA9.12), p.87 (AA9.18), p.112 (AA13.8). This mount is likely to date to the first or second century AD.
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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