Record ID: NCL-458428 - UNKNOWN mount

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MOUNT

Unique ID: NCL-458428

A cast copper-alloy mount of Medieval to Modern date.

The mount is circular in plan and D-shaped in section. Approximately 25% of the mount is missing from one side, providing a clear view of the object in section. The face of the convex mount is irregular and appears somewhat facetted, and there is an oblong depression in its centre. The underside indicates it was roughly cast and unfinished, with a thickening of the centre area on the underside. The break appears to have been chopped initially, and then bent to complete the break. The break is old, but the quality of the metal is high enough that the break has retained relatively sharp edges.

The original function of the mount is unknown.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: UNKNOWN
Period from: MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Period to: MODERN [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: Circa AD 1200
Date to: Circa AD 1900

Dimensions and weight

Thickness: 10.48 mm
Weight: 40.5 g
Diameter: 35.8 mm
Quantity: 1

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Manufacture method: Cast [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Completeness: Incomplete [scope notes | view all attributed records]

Spatial data

Region: North East
County: Tyne And Wear
District: Sunderland
Parish: Houghton Le Spring

Restricted 4 Figure grid reference: NZ3553
The map has been degraded and provides an approximate location with a degree of random obfuscation.
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

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

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st August 2010 - Tuesday 31st August 2010

Personal details

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Recorded by: Dr Robert Collins - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Dr Robert Collins - [view all attributed records]

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