Record ID: NCL-D62F47 - EARLY MEDIEVAL mount

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MOUNT

Unique ID: NCL-D62F47

A cast copper-alloy possible mount of possible Early Medieval date, c. 6th century.

The object is incomplete, possibly fragmentary, and bears considerable damage from corrosion, and possibly also exposure to fire or heat.

The object is sub-rectangular in plan with a broken end and a tapered, rounded end opposite. In section, it is D-shaped, with a thinner lug or plate emerging perpendicularly from the underside. This lug or plate is incomplete.

The object may have been a mount, or a number of other types of object, but its present state makes identification uncertain. However, it was found within 1 meter of a fragment of a small long brooch of the 6th century, suggesting a possible Early Medieval date.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Period to: MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: Circa AD 500
Date to: Circa AD 600

Dimensions and weight

Length: 27.65 mm
Width: 8.26 mm
Thickness: 4.82 mm
Weight: 4.2 g
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: Uncertain [scope notes | view all attributed records]

Spatial data

Region: North East
County: Northumberland
District: Castle Morpeth
Parish: Ulgham

Restricted 4 Figure grid reference: NZ2392
The map has been degraded and provides an approximate location with a degree of random obfuscation.
Grid reference source: From finder
Grid reference accurate to a 1 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 - Sunday 31st October 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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