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Description: | A complete copper alloy Post-Medieval mount, dating to the period c. AD 1600-1750. The mount is quatrefoil in form. It has a central square boss, now bent askew, with four openwork hearts radiating outwards. The frame has four pointed knops, one at each of the cardinal points and four rounded knops, situated on at each corner. The frame is D shaped in cross-section, and the mount is curved slightly in profile. The reverse is undecorated, with one attachment lug which has been bent out of shape and rests against the frame. There is a green patina on the surface, with areas of red-brown.Cf. Read, B. (2001) p.34, no. 275 for a similar example.The mount measures 26.85mm in length, 26.51mm in width, is 2.30mm thick and weighs 6.04g.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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