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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy Post Medieval mount with integral pointed lugs, probably dating to the 17th century.The mount is flat with a scrolled moulding motif. There are two knops on the upper outer edge with two openwork semi circles in between. Below the semi-circle is one openwork square. Presumably there would have been further squares adjacent and below this one which have now been damaged. There are two integrally-cast lugs for attachment on the reverse. One is in the centre and the other is located close to the outer knop. These are formed from a stem that is broad at the plate and then tapers to a sharp now broken terminal. Both lugs have been bent inwards towards the centre of the plate. There is no visible decoration on the reverse of the mount. The mount has a dark green well developed patina across all surfaces.Read (2001) illustrates a number of openwork mounts all dating to the 17th century. They were used to decorate leather belts, straps or harnesses. The mount also has parallels with openwork frame buckles dating from circa AD 1620-1690.The mount measures 32.14mm long, 21.66mm wide, 1.9mm thick and weighs 4 grams.Read, B., (2001) Metal artefacts of antiquity: A catalogue of small finds from specific areas of the United Kingdom Langport : Portcullis Publishing.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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