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Description: | A damaged and incomplete copper-alloy shield-shaped mount, probably dating from the Late Medieval period.The object is of flat section, its upper surface mostly occupied by an equal-armed cross recercelée. No trace of enamel can be seen in the recessed field between the cross and the plain border. The sole point of attachment appears to be a single rivet hole, the remains of which are located at the centre of the top edge.Length: 84.9mm; width: 64.8mm; thickness: 1.4mm. Weight: 26.98g.A similarly large shield-shaped mount is illustrated by Steven Ashley, who cites evidence for such pieces having been used as decoration on both saddles and tombs (2002: 16/Fig. 16, no. 146). As with the example recorded here, the aforementioned parallel also has only one rivet hole; this is also true of PAS record BH-95ADD7. A 14th to 15th century date is postulated for this piece.
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