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Description: | A copper-alloy medieval to post medieval mount or strap fitting, with a hook and two rivets on the reverse. The mount is sub-triangular in plan and consists of a flat plate 1.76mm thick in the shape of two rounded lobes, one ovaloid 9.76mm in width, and the other larger and sub-triangular in shape, 12.32mm in width. The mount has a 6.83mm waist separating the two lobes. The front of the plate is decorated with incised diagonal lines forming a cross-hatching pattern. There is an integral hook projecting from the larger end of the mount.On the reverse are two large rivets extending out and ending each with flattened round heads approximately 8.49mm in diameter. Two rivet holes can be seen on the front of the plate aligned with the two rivets on the reverse. The rest of the reverse is undecorated.This mount measures 29.97mm in length, 12.32mm at its widest, 6.09mm thick including the rivets, and 3.94g in weight.
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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