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Description: | An incomplete post-Medieval copper-alloy mount/furniture fitting, in the form of a deer/stag head (c. 1600-c. 1800).The mount is sub-triangular in plan and is irregular in cross section. It is moulded at the front and hollow at the rear. The antlers are largely missing and only a small portion of one survives. At the front, the eyes, nostrils and ears clearly defined. The brow is stippled to represent hair. At the rear there are the remains of an attachment spike/rove located centrally.The object is slightly worn at the front and has an even brown patina overall. The breaks are old.Height: 34.0mm; width: 32.7mm; thickness: 7.2mm. Weight: 11.83g.Similar mounts have been recorded on the Portable Antiquities Scheme database. See finds: DEV-DA0DD1; LIN-0B6761; LON-FF4991; LVPL-41F3EB; LVPL-90DF14; LVPL-B43CC8; SWYOR-33C043; WMID-7D3134 and YORYM-241935.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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