2011-03-18 14:15:22 Tom Brindle tbrindle 2011-03-18 14:36:36 Tom Brindle tbrindle WMID-368FA1 MOUNT A cast copper-alloy gilded openwork mount of probable late medieval to post-medieval date. The mount may have been a strap or casket fitting. It takes the form of two entwined parts, possibly intended to be rope, possibly snakes, although they look more like the former. These terminate in a projecting knop at one end and taper to a knopped terminal at the other end. The mount has two integral rivets on the reverse, both broken. The reverse is flat and undecorated. Traces of gilding remain on the surface. It has a green to dark green patina. It measures 45.34 mm long, 15.45 mm wide (tapering to 3.35 mm), 2.76 mm thick and weighs 4.9 grams. A cast copper-alloy gilded openwork mount of probable late medieval to post-medieval date. The mount may have been a strap or casket fitting. It takes the form of two entwined parts, possibly intended to be rope, possibly snakes, although they look more like the former. These terminate in a proje... Copper alloy Cast POST MEDIEVAL MEDIEVAL Late POST MEDIEVAL Early 1400 1700 15.45 45.34 2.76 Interlace Fair Complete 2011-03-18 14:15:22 STAFFORDSHIRE LICHFIELD HAMMERWICH POINT( ) GPS SK00NE SK0606 29.06.2003 Metal detector 1 WMID Creative Commons Non Commercial Share Alike - The Portable Antiquities Scheme 2011 These records can be reproduced in a non commercial enviroment as long as the original recorder is cited. The Portable Antiquities Scheme info@finds.org.uk No fees are applicable.