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Description: | A copper-alloy quatrefoil mount of medieval date (1200-1500). The mount has a domed front face corresponding to a concave reverse. The front face of the mount has an incised central cross which meets the four recesses where the lobes of the quatrefoil design conjoin. These are semi-circular lobes and the mount is reminiscent of a four petal flower. The reverse has two opposing rivets although all that remains are small rectangular perpendicular projections with worn breaks.This mount and others of similar design would have been cut from copper-alloy sheets, and these appear in the early 13th century deposits. They continue and are proliferate from the late 14th to early 15th Century (Egan and Pritchard 2002, p. 162). There were probably used in multiple to create the desired repetitive decorative effect, and the rivets would have attached the mount to leather or textile straps or other dress items (p.162).The metal has dark grey-green patina and is worn in places. The mount is 24.76mm in length, 24.16mm wide, 4.82mm thick including remaining rivet, and weighs 2.94g. Similar mounts have been recorded on the database as: HAMP-9F2F71, HAMP-9E82B2, NMGW-5038EE, WILT-4A2915, BH-E5E8B2
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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