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Description: | An incomplete copper alloy enamelled and gilt book fitting or mount, dating to the Medieval period. The fitting consists of a square plate and a protruding broken attachment which is well worn. The protrusion extends downwards from the plate, perhaps indicating that it once formed an attachment hook.It is decorated with a circular design; at the centre of the plate there is a raised pellet surrounded by a square of red enamel. On each side of this square there is a larger circle, four in total, with opposite circles sharing the same decoration. The circles in line with the protrusion are filled with a ring of blue enamel, which surrounds a sexfoil flower with a small central pellet; the flowers contain traces of gilding.The pair of circles that run perpendicular to the protrusion, have a ring of blue enamel which surrounds a central circular attachment pin. Each of the four corners of the plate are pointed and are possibly decorated with arrows or afoliate design, with small traces of gilding still attached.The reverse of the plate is flat and undecorated with surviving areas of gilding remaining. There are two circular hollows which mirror the attachment pins on the front of the plate.It measures 20.3 mm in length, 18.5 mm wide, 3.7 mm thick and weighs 6.0 g.The enamelled decoration is similar to the Limoges workshops in the late 12th to early 13th century. A number of comparable objects have been recorded on the database, including HESH-7ACEC5, SUR-625BB3 and GLO-EB53B3.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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