Bronze mount in the shape of a leaf

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This embossed bronze leaf mount may have been used as a piece of jewellery. It was found at Threave Castle in Kirkcudbrightshire. It dates from the 14th or 15th century.

Embossed leaf mount of copper alloy, from Threave Castle, Kirkcudbrightshire, 14th or 15th century

Threave Castle was built in the late 14th century on a small island in the River Dee. It was a stronghold of the Black Douglases, one of Scotland's most powerful medieval families.

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• Online ID: 000-100-083-526-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.HXA 53
• Date: 14th or 15th century
  14th or 15th century
  
• Material: Copper alloy
  Mount
  
• Dimensions: 14 mm L
  
• What: Mount
  
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• Where: Scotland, Kirkcudbrightshire, Threave Castle
  
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• References:
  • Good, G.L. & Tabraham, C.J. 'Excavations at Threave Castle, Galloway, 1974-78' Medieval Archaeology Vol 25 (1981) pp 90-140 
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