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Description: | Part of a Medieval copper-alloy mount, probably from a casket.The largest component of the piece is a 'D-sectioned' bar with an upward curve. At one end of this bar there is a rounded plate with circular rivet hole; at the other end the bar flares into a damaged, flat-sectioned extension. A rivet with a flat, cross-shaped head has been attached just over halfway along the aforementioned bar, its shank contained within a circular rivet hole. Traces of gilding survive on the heavily corroded surfaces of the object.Length: 50.3mm; width: 17.9mm; thickness/height: 10.1mm; weight: 7.06g.
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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