STRAP FITTING 937933

Description: An incomplete copper alloy anthropomorphic sheet metal mount . The mount is in the form of a forward facing, crowned, bearded king's head with the details in relief. The crown is a plain band with a central and side ornaments similar to that seen on Medieval pennies. There is visible hair to one side of the face and defined eyebrows, triangular nose, and lentoid eyes.To the left of the top of the nose is the end of a separately applied circular attachment rivet which is also visible at the rear. The front of the mount is convex and the rear is hollowed with the details of the design seen as recesses. Date: Medieval - c. 1300 - 1400 Dimensions: 20.64 mm x 13.21 mm x 2.82 mm. Weight: 0.88 g. Similar pieces are illustrated and discussed by Brian Read, who suggests a late 13th to mid-14th century date (2001: fig.11, pg. 18, nos.136 and 137).Similar mounts featuring a king's head device have been recorded on the PAS database in records YORYM-BCEE66, DENO-CF74B1 LIN-7CC0FE, BH-F8F72B, SUR-29ED6E, LIN-5B9F16 and BERK-5F56BF.

Date: 1300 - 1400

Object type: STRAP FITTING

Last import: September 22, 2022