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Description: | Two copper alloy strap or harness mounts dating to the medieval period. The mounts are both circular with an open centre. Each mount has two rivet holes located opposite one another, and thick copper alloy rivets are present in all but one of the holes. The robustness of the rivets suggests the mounts were attached to a leather strap or harness. The upper surface of the mounts are decorated in undiscernable linear patterns, possibly abstract animals, that are inlaid with red enamel. The enamel is incomplete on both examples. One mount retains some gilding however it has worn away on the other example. The reverse of both mounts is plain and undecorated. It was initially thought that these two mounts were part of the same object but this appears unlikely, however they are of the same design and size and are likely to come from the same strap or harness. Probably 12th to 14th 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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