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Description: | An incomplete Medieval copper alloy bar mount dating 12th-13th century. The mount is flat on the back and slightly convex on the front. It consists of a central rectangular panel, curving slightly at the ends and forming acorn terminals. The central panel is decorated with a series of six punched ring-and-dot motifs within a moulded linear border. The motifs are not evenly spaced. There have been several attempts to drill holes into the objects either as decoration or to form create rivet holes. One of the acorn terminals is broken at the top due to an attempt at drilling. The other terminal has a depression in the same position. Beneath these, on both terminals, are two further attempts at drilling. Each pair has a depression and a hole which breaches the edge of the object. There is a drilled hole along the edge of the central rectangular panel which does not conform to any pattern and is probably a later addition. On the back there is a pale green colouration along one edge and partially covering the rest of the surface, which may be solder or the original metal colour. There are no published parallels for this object though several similar objects have been recorded on the PAS database (see: PUBLIC-8BF257). The identification and dating are based on examples in Egan and Pritchard (1991) of acorn-ended strap ends (nos. 605,607, 672, 673) and bar mounts (nos. 1149, 1166). These examples date 12th-13th century. Dimensions: length: 61.21 mm; width: 11.79 mm; thickness: 2.61 mm; weight: 8.41g.Reference: Egan G. and Pritchard F. 1991. Dress Accessories: Medieval finds from the Museum of London. The Stationery Office, London
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