MOUNT

An incomplete Medieval cast copper-alloy mount or strap fitting (c. 1200 -c. 1500 AD.
The fitting is misshapen and is curved through about 160°. One end is missing due to a break.
The object comprises a rectangular plate or bar that is rectangular in section. At both ends and at the centre of the bar there is square panel. Adjacent to one end panel there is an integrally cast terminal that has a narrow neck followed by a slightly flaring perforated collar and a terminal pointed knop. The panel adjacent to this collar and the central panel have has cross-hatched decoration. The other panel appears to be plain. However, decoration on this panel may have been lost due to wear or corrosion. At the opposite end, adjacent to one of the panels, there is splayed flat and thin element. The rear face of this fitting is flat.
It has a green patina overall. No indication of any surface treatment.
Length if straightened: c. 83.0mm; width: 17.97mm; thickness: 3.08mm. Weight: 13.49g.
For reference see: Read's Hooked Clasps, p.217, no.779, who writes: "presumably for riveting to a strap and suspending a secondary item from the hook, possibly 13th to 15th century". A pair of medieval hooked mounts can also be found illustrated in Read (2001: 19; refs: 169, 170).