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Mounts

1106    SWA81 459 (2018) 9 fig 128 Lead-tin (MLC); ring with central bar; d 19mm; raised central boss.

(Despite the superficial similarity to lead-tin buckles of a similar size with a central bar, there is no connection, sińce the buckles are all from early 15th-century deposits.)

1107 TL74 513 (414) 11 fig 110 Sub-triangular mount (somewhat similar to a rosę petal), 13xl4mm (for strap and accompanying domed circular mounts, see no. 830).

The spacing of the holes in the strap suggests that another mount of this form, rather than another of the smaller, circular ones, may have been lost from the adjacent position.

For copper-alloy mounts, which could also have gone in pairs, see nos. 1199-1201.

1108 BC72 2060 (79) 11 fig 128

Fifteen mounts; tin (MLC, two tested); each a conjoined pair of slightly domed circles, 4x8.5mm, rather abraded, on leather strap 209xllmm (tom off at both ends); holes for six other mounts no w lost.

Cf no. 1111 for mounts of similar design.

1109    SWA81 3286A-C (2112) 12 fig 128 Three tin (RAK) mounts, each 5.5xl.5mm and con-sisting of a row of three joined dots.

The rivets are, if anything, morę substantial than the beading which forms the decorative head of these, the tiniest of all the mounts recovered.

1110    SWA81 1963 (2103) 12 fig 128 High-tin lead alloy (MLC); 9xl2mm; two opposed, pierced lentoid elements, with a central protrusion, which has a groove and three triangles at the point of junction.

1111    TL74 1184 (275) 12 fig 129

Senes of pewter (AML, lead-tin (MLC) mounts on damaged, but substantially complete piece of ąuite thick (3mm) leather, 193x266mm, with no two sides parallel, and one slightly incurved. The two shorter sides have a row of mainly fragmentary mounts (some lost), the head of each, set on the flesh side of the leather, being a conjoined pair of discs, both with a raised border ring, 7xl4mm. The row of mounts ends c.20-40mm away from one end of the sf )rter side of the leather, and continues a similar distance on the longest side. There are three crude slashes near each side of the leather almost parallel with the row of mounts, close to where these end. (This object was found folded approximately in half.)

The crude mounts were presumably to provide extra protection along part of the edge of what was already a robust piece of leather. The triple slashes could have been for the insertion of laces, but there is no wear consistent with this. The points at which the slashes occur lack the concentration of mounts at other points. This object may be an archer’s forearm protector, rather than a leg covering (cf Roach-Smith 1854, 132 no. 656). The placing of the mount heads on the softer flesh side of the leather may have been because a suede-like surface was wanted. Cf no. 1108 for mounts of similar design.

Non figurative lead!tin mounts continued -with two integral rivets

1112 SWA81 1486 (2113) 12 fig 129

Tin (MLC); incomplete, 13xl7.5mm; circle offcentral-ly pierced, with beaded trefoil, conjoined to pierced lozenge, both elements with intermittent beading ex-temally; one rivet survives.

Presumably originally symmetrical. Cf a mount with a central pierced lozenge flanked by paired, pierced circles from the SUN86 site (acc. no. 1051).

1113 SWA81 3295 (2112) 12 fig 129 Lead-tin (MLC); incomplete openwork mount; d 24mm; six of original seven trefoils radiating from a central ring; one rivet survives. Wear suggests that this was probably set around a hole for a buckie pin.

POLYGONAL MOUNTS

Domed octagons

Cofiper alloy

All with single holes; numbers 1114-19 and 1124-27 are presumably mounts, though nonę has a surviving rivet in the central hole (nos. 1120-23 are definitely mounts).

1114    BWB83 acc. no. 2153 (context 290)

ceramic phase 9    fig 130

d 17mm; with dished centre.

1115    BWB83    1402    (110)    11

d llmm

1116    BWB83    4003    (292)    11

As preceding item

1117    BWB83    2745    (329)    11

d 12mm