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Description: | A cast copper-alloy mount of probable Iron Age or Roman date, perhaps a shield clip or a mount for a vesel such as a tankard. The object is rectangular in form, semi-circular in cross-section, giving it a tubular appearance. On the front face there is decoration comprising symmetrical semi-circular grooves that run from the outer corners of the mount towards the centre of the plate where they do not quite meet. The entire object has a mid green patina. It measures 11.93mm in length, 7.99mm in width, 5.98mm in thickness/height, and 1.56g in weight. This is a decorative mount of Iron Age or Roman date. It finds parallels in a numbe of examples recorded through the PAS and from excavated contexts that are identified either as potential shield clips or as mounts for objects such as tankards or even mirrors (see for example DOR-678E5C with references). These suggest a probable later Iron Age or early Roman date for the current object, perhaps c.3rd century BC to 1st century AD in date.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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