Record ID: SF-FC2323 - MEDIEVAL mount

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MOUNT

Unique ID: SF-FC2323

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A sheet copper-alloy mount of Medieval date. Is is flat, lozenge shaped in form and with an incomplete integral rivet at the centre of the back face. The front face is decorated with a beaded border, the centre of the mount obscured by encrustation. It measures 15.54mm in length, 16.28mm in width, 0.86mm in thickness, and 0.31g in weight. This mount is of probable Medieval date, c.14th-15th centuries AD.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Period to: MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: Circa AD 1300
Date to: Circa AD 1500

Dimensions and weight

Length: 15.54 mm
Width: 16.28 mm
Thickness: 0.86 mm
Weight: 0.31 g
Quantity: 1

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Completeness: Complete [scope notes | view all attributed records]

Spatial data

Region: East
County: Suffolk
District: Forest Heath
To be known as: Icklingham

Method of discovery: Metal detector [scope notes]
General landuse: Cultivated land [scope notes]
Specific landuse: Character undetermined [scope notes]

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st February 2010

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Recorded by: Dr Andrew Brown - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Dr Andrew Brown - [view all attributed records]

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