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Early Medieval copper alloy mount
Small openwork mount of thin copper alloy. Three triangular cut-outs may form a zoomorphic design, possibly a bird, and the edges are highlighted with a row of repousse dots. There are four surviving small circular perforation for mounting.
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
01.363/4.3
Find Information
Site Name: Merthyr Mawr Warren, Bridgend
Collection Method: chance find
Notes: Exact site not known, but possibly the Early Iron Age settlement site about 1000m WSW of Candleston Castle
Acquisition
Donation, 1901
Measurements
length / mm:14.6
width / mm:25
Material
copper alloy
Location
In store
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