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Mounts

Fig. 9. Drawing of the shell - The Trustees of the British Museum - [1504261001](https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/image/1504261001)

Fig. 9. Drawing of the shell - The Trustees of the British Museum - 1504261001

We already encountered the gilded silver mounts as the part that obscures the cranes, dragon heads and the pearls. They are complex frames which feature fishtailed figures and a monster with an open jaw ridden by a boy.