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Description: | A sheet copper alloy artefact, probably a strap mount dating from the Medieval or early post-Medieval period, AD 1400 - 1600.It consists of a thin, flat plate in the shape of a vertical saltire with a quatrefoil in the lower angle and a triangular knop in each of the broader side angles. The upper face is further decorated with a plain cross punched into the quatrefoil and what may be a flower on a single stem on each of the triangular knops, the bloom of the flower being in the apex of the triangle. There is a single, small pellet in the lower angle of the saltire immediately above the quatrefoil.The border of the quatrefoil and all four arms of the plain cross within it carry rocker arm decoration in the form of very small incised lines. There are also traces of this decoration on the outer edges of the arms of the saltire. The underside is plain.There are two small, circular perforations, perhaps rivet holes, that cut through the design. One penetrates a flower and the other is located in an angle of the quatrefoil. There is some amount of damage and the mount is probably incomplete, but it is impossible to tell which edges are broken. The artefact has a smooth, dark green patina. It is 19.4mm long, 9.5mm wide and 0.5mm thick. It weighs 0.29gm.Egan and Pritchard (Dress Accessories 1150 - 1450) discuss asymmetrical mountsand illustrate a mount that, in common with this artefact, has small rivet holes cut into the design. Compare page 225, number 1201.
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