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Description: | Roman to Medieval (1st to 15th century) mount or strap fitting: The copper alloy mount is an elongated trapezoid with the narrowest terminal having a broken edge, possibly across a rivet hole. The opposite edge is slightly moulded with a notch at the edge. Towards this edge there is a small rivet hole. The outer face is decorated with four fine linear ribs, but due to abrasion and the loss of the original surface it is uncertain how the decoration continues. The reverse of the mount is undecorated. In profile the mount is slightly bent forming a convex surface on the outer face, and this is probably due to damage. The surface has traces of a shiny mid green patina, otherwise the surface is abraded on the outer face, the reverse has a more complete dark green patina. The mount measures 28.88mm long, 7.69mm wide, 1.37mm thick at this terminal and weighs 1.08g.The mount may be part of a strap end or, less likely a buckle plate, but this is not certain. It is likely to date to the Medieval period, but could be Roman.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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