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Collection Item: Mount

Basic info

Collection
Archaeology
Object name
Mount
Fitting
Object category
Post-Medieval
Description
Zoomorphic finial; flattened plate depicting a stylised cockerel. Beneath the body, a tapering, hollow shaft extends downwards to a broken terminal. An ovular perforation is in the centre of the shaft, facing the same direction as the bird above. Cleaned and conserved
Production date start
1600
Period
Post-Medieval

More info

Identification

Object number
YORYM : 1959.2.5
Number of objects
1
ID
9755

Physical Characteristics

Materials
Copper alloy (Whole)
Dimensions
Whole length 8.3 cm
Cockerel width 3.6 cm
Shaft diameter 1.4 cm

Find spot

Method
Archaeological excavation
Place
York
Context
Trench 1, layer 1