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Description: | Copper alloy mount. Solid cast plano-convex stud with a central aperture on its flat reverse retaining rust marking the stub of a separate iron fixing pin of diameter 3.7mm. The convex surface bears three moulded ring and dot in low relief associated with triskele ornament. Each ring lies at the end of one of three tapering arms arranged in a leftwards spiral originating from an off-centre circular stamp. An incised line forms a basal border which swells upwards towards each dot. The object resembles scabbard mounts of the later Iron Age and is heavily worn, which has almost rubbed away one of the ring-and-dot, leaving only its central pit to mark its position. Suggested date: Late Iron Age, 100 BC - AD 43.Diameter: 16.8mm, Height: 8.5mm, Weight: 8.26gms.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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