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Description: | A copper alloy belt or strap mount dating from the Medieval period AD1200 - 1300. It is a bar mount, bevelled on the upper side and flat on the underside. There is a central, circular lobe with a circular perforation and a smaller, circular lobe at each end, both of which also have a circular perforation. There is no other decoration. No fastening rivets have survived. The mount has a smooth, dark brown patina. It is 17.3mm long, 8.6mm wide and 3.1mm thick. It weighs 1.16gm.Compare: Egan and Pritchard, 1991, Dress Accessories 1150 - 1450, page 134, numbers 1154 - 1158.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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