Mount

Openwork mount of leaded bronze. The rectangular shape is made up of six trumpet motifs arranged in two rows. The moulding is confined to the upper face and the trumpet mouths are emphasized by a slight lip. Only one of the two thick shanks which project from the back survives.

Although the 'Trompetenmuster' design was commonly used for both military and civilian mounts in the 2nd and 3rd centuries, it is unusual for the trumpet motifs to be turned out at the ends, as the more oval shape resulting from inturned trumpets was preferred, as at Saalburg, Faimingen, and Gnotzheim in Germany. In Britain, the motifs were used in various combinations for both mounts as at South Shields and brooches as at Housesteads. Fragments of clay moulds for making Trompetenmuster openwork mounts have been found in Turret 26A on Hadrian's Wall and at South Shields.