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Description: | A copper alloy early medieval harness mount probably dating to AD 500-600. The mount is roughly rectangular in shape narrowing to the perforated end which is probably the tip and can be seen to have three distinct sections. The widest end which could be seen as the bottom of the object is broadly semi circular with two protrustions at the bottom broadly forming a M, the front face shows evidence of solder. The opposite end artefact, probably the tip, is roughly rectangular and shows evidence of damage along the top left edge, where a corner is missing, the front fact is heavily corroded. This end has a circular perforation made from the reverse side 1.5mm from the top edge in the centre of the object. The main bulk of the object is its central portion which is decorated in a style reminiscent of Anglo-Saxon cruciform brooches. Above and below a central cross sit two faces made up of two large eyes and a nose, the lower of which is slightly larger.The reverse has a single circular protrustion that possibly attached it to the rest of the object, along with the circular perforation at the top of the object. The remainder of the reverse is flat and shows evidence of corrosion.Similar mounts have been recorded on the database including NMS-E02BD8, NMS-339941, LIN-B33090, LVPL-3E7503, DOR-1C5D40, NMS-03DFB7, ESS-D57A57, NMS-1BF511, NMS-74E973, BERK-28A3A4, BERK-461026, BH-91B8D6, WMID-AA7268 and NLM6089.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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