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LOT 1566
Medieval and Later Belt Mount Group
MAINLY 14TH-18TH CENTURY A.D.
3/8 - 1 7/8 in. (70 grams total, 11-47 mm).
Comprising mounts of various types, including examples retaining gilding: a 13th-15th century Lombardic letter M, for 'Maria'; a 16th-17th century lozenge displaying letter A with floral dashes below; numerous stylised flower-shaped mounts and flower decorated mounts; various shell-shaped mounts, possibly associated with pilgrimage; a squashed 'hoop' with floral piercings to one face; a square plaque displaying a bird amongst flowering tendrils. [16, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Thames foreshore, Tower of London, UK.
Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report numbers LON-33F3F4; LON-45DA48.
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