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Bronze mount in the shape of a leaf

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From Threave Castle, Kirkcudbrightshire

Postcard of Bronze mount in the shape of a leaf.
000-100-083-526-C
© National Museums Scotland

Bronze mount in the shape of a leaf

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: 0098: 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
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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