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Description: | Post Medieval cast copper alloy mount, probably of 17th century date. The mount has a trefoil centre with three abutting rings arranged in a triangle. From the apex of the triangle projects a rounded knop which appears complete. Opposite this from the base of the triangle projects a larger oval knop with a hole near the outer end containing the remains of an iron rivet. It is flat on the back and convex on the front. It is 19.3mm long, 9.7mm wide and 1.7mm thick excluding the rivet, 2.6mm including; it weighs 0.92 grams.The mount is similar to Post Medieval examples found on sword belt fittings and spurs although the exact form could not be paralleled in the usual sources. See for example: WMID-53A442 and SUR-977354, a three looped example but with the lower loop in the form of a V rather than a circle. It is possible something was hooked through one of the openings in the trefoil although none show much wear and it is not very robust for such a use and may have been purely decorative.
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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