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Description: | A late Medieval-Post Medieval lead alloy mount, dating AD 1425-1525. The mount is in the form of a six-petalled flower with an integrally cast rivet on the reverse. The rivet is bent over and the end is broken and missing. There is a casting seem running across the centre on the back of the object. There is some damage to the front of the mount and the edges of some of the petals are missing. Similar flower mounts can be found in Willemsen and Ernst (2012, 60, fig. 61) and date AD 1425-1525. A similar example is also recorded on the PAS database: LON-F3BEF4.Dimensions: diameter: 9.52 mm; thickness: 5.16mm; weight: 0.58g.Reference: Willemsen, A. and Ernst, M. 2012. Hundreds of... Medieval Chic in Metal. Decorative mounts on belts and purses from the Low Countries, 1300-1600. Rijksmuseum van Oudheden, National Museum of Antiquities. Spa-Uitgevers, Zwolle.
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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