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Description: | A copper alloy strap or belt mount probably dating from the Post-Medieval period, AD 1500 - 1700. It has a sub-rectangular octofoil body. The two longer edges are made up of three small, rounded knops and there is a slightly larger knop in the centre of each shorter edge. In the centre of one long edge is a narrow projecting extension, tapering to a blunted point. There is also a shallow, circular depression in the centre of the body which, coupled with the extension, may suggest that the mount was intended to represent a flower. Unusually, the underside carries only one integral mounting spike, positioned, not in the centre, but half way along the left-hand edge (when the mount is viewed as a flower). It is possible that the "stem" of the flower was once bent backwards to form another attachment spike. The mount has a rough, medium brown patina. It is 18.3mm long, 15.3mm wide and 7.2mm thick. It weighs 1.5gm. Compare ESS-C77545.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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