Record ID: NLM-94CE81
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy mount. Cast openwork mount, probably with a zoomorphic design. The flat backed plate bears four integrally cast fixing pins on its back: each pin rose from a rectangular base of about 5mm square with a tapered shank of rectangular section up to 11mm long - one complete pin remains, albeit bent back. The pins are set either side of the back of the central motif, where the mount achieves its greatest height or width. The stout integral pins may suggest this object was attached to thick leather. The design presents an uncertain subject: the centrepiece might be seen as …
Created on: Thursday 27th October 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd March 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Scawby', grid reference and parish protected.