E38 Copper Alloy Boss
Object NameBoss
Mediumcopper alloy
ClassificationsArchaeology Excavated
LocationView by Appointment
Object numberABDMS053668
About MeThis copper alloy object was found at the Carmelite friary, the Green, Aberdeen. It is a boss or mount - domed decorative objects which would have decorated caskets or the covers of books.
This is a diamond shaped boss, but they occur in many other shapes: others found in Carmelite friary excavations in Scotland include ones in the shape of a flower.
Holes indicate where copper alloy rivets have been used to attach the objects to the book or casket. Three books survive from the Aberdeen Carmelite library.
