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Description: | A complete post-Medieval copper-alloy mount (1600-1700).This mount is sub-oval in plan and waisted at the centre with expanded ends. It is convex at the front and has an indeterminate design. The rear face is flat and has two tapering spikes, one at each end. These are rectangular in cross-section.The mount is green and has traces of gilding at the front.Length: 23.6mm; width: 11.3mm; thickness: 2.7mm; thickness including spikes: 18.4mm. Weight: 4.91g.A similar mount from South Somerset has been published and dated c. 17th century (Read 2001: 28, fig. 21. ref: 313).Read, B. 2001. Metal Artefacts of Antiquity. Portcullis Publishing. Langport.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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