Record ID: DUR-AF4673
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy Medieval mount, most likely from a casket or a box, c. 12-1500 AD in date. It has a rectangular shaft with a fleur-de-lys terminal which has a width of 18.61mm and a thickness of 1.78mm. This terminal has a circular hole in the centre and grooved lines dividing the three segments. There is a small collar where it meets the shaft. The shaft has a D-shaped cross section and is broken at the end, possibly where another fleur-de-lys terminal would have been. There are traces of gilding on the upper surface.
Created on: Tuesday 5th April 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 5th April 2011
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Record ID: DUR-AF3BC5
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy Medieval box or casket mount, dating from the 13-15th century. It is incomplete, L-shaped in plan with two sections which are connected by a hinge piece. The surface was gilded, small fragments of this now remain on the horizontal section. The mount is flat on the inside/reverse, where it would have attached to the casket/box. On the inside horizontal section there is a circular hole where a rivet would have been, and the remains of a small bent rivet. The outside/front of the mount is decorated with relief decoration. On the hoirzontal section the decoration i…
Created on: Tuesday 5th April 2011
Last updated: Thursday 30th June 2011
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