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Description: | A complete Medieval copper-alloy bar mount (c. 1150-c. 1450).The central part of this mount is sub-oval in plan, domed at the front and concave at the rear. At each end there is an integral sub-oval terminal, convex at the front and flat at the rear. Each terminal is pierced with a circular hole for a separate copper-alloy rivet. The upper surface of the central oval part is decorated with three horizontal grooves creating two raised ridges.This mount is corroded with traces of a greenish brown patina.Height: 14.6mm; width: 8.1mm; thickness: 3.2mm. Weight: 1.04g.Similar examples have been published (Read 2001: 23, fig. 12).Read, B. 2001. Metal Artefacts of Antiquity. Portcullis Publishing. Langport.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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