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Medieval cast copper alloy mount (probably). In the form of a scallop shell with a double collared knop projecting from the rounded edge Broad period: MEDIEVAL
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Medieval copper-alloy probable mount in the shape of a scallop shell. It is convex on the front and concave on the reverse. |
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A complete medieval copper-alloy belt mount (strap-fitting). The thin sheet has been cut to form a 'shell shape'. It has been perforated fairly centrally to take a rivet (now missing). On the front face of the mount lines and curves have been engraved into the surface, forming the radiating lines mimicking a shell. There are two main longitudinal grooves, plus diagonal grooves to the sides. The thinness of the piece means that the grooves come up as lines in cameo on the reverse. 'Shell' mounts can be found in Griffiths et al. (2007, 119) dating to the 14th and 15th centuries. This artefact has corroded to a brown colour with off-white corrosion product in the grooves and some traces of green corrosion. Broad period: MEDIEVAL Date from: Circa AD 1350 |
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