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Description: | A copper-alloy mount of probable Medieval date. It is rectangular, formed from a stamped sheet of copper-alloy with embossed decoration on the front face. At the centre of the plate is a large circular aperture surrounded by a raised border, with similar borders around the outer edge. Between the aperture and the outer edges are what appears to be raised decorative elements, possibly letters (F? and N?), each perforated by small circular rivet holes. Traces of gilding are visible on the recessed areas of the front face. The back face is undecorated but slightly concave. It measures 24.54mm in length, 14.60mm in width, 1.47mm in thickness, and 1.28g in weight.This is a decorative mount, probably for a belt or strap. It shares similarities with examples published from London (Egan and Pritchard, 1991: nos. 1048-1049) and is of probable later Medieval date, c.14th-15th centuries AD if not slightly earlier or later.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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