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Description: | A complete Early-Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) mount (c. 500-c. 600).This mount is rectangular in plan and cross-section. At the front, it has a flat integral frame which varies in width from 4.0mm to 3.1mm. The plain frame contains a rectangular recessed panel which has a chip-carved skein pattern rather than a Style II interlace. The skein pattern is gilded. The rear face is flat and plain and has a central integral rivet at each end. The rivets are circular in cross-section and have a length of 3.3mm and a diameter of 2.6mm. Each rivet end is burred-over slightly. At one end of the rear face there is a fragment of corroded iron.The mount is drab green and has iron staining on the front and sides.Length: 35.4mm; width: 21.0mm; thickness: 2.9mm; thickness including rivets: 7.0mm. Weight: 13.14g.
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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