St. Patrick's Isle Mount
Date made: Viking: 800-1265
Description: Found in an uncoffined grave of an adult, between the legs. There is a copper alloy strap end attached, and six iron nails in an organic mass. They may have been part of a box. This rectangular mount is now fragile and corroded, but was originally of high quality. Two rivets remain and an outline of raised moulding forming a frame around a panel of gilded suymmetrical loop interlace. There is no decoration on the reverse.
See 1984-0016/33 for associated find.
Shown as top object in image.
Measurements: 60mm
Materials: copper alloy
Date found: 1984
Object name: mount
Collection: Archaeology Collection
ID number: 1984-0016/31