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MOUNT
Unique ID: SWYOR-47E4D4
Object type certainty: Probably
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A copper alloy figurative mount in the form of a dog or hound. It may be from a Late Medieval vessel such as an ewer since the style of the moulding on the head is very similar to that on spouts from ewers. The dog is crouched. It has bulging lentoid eyes, a ridge along the centre of its head, bunched haunches on its front legs and a short tail curled upwards. The underside of its legs are flat, but a patch of corrosion may indicate that it was soldered to a larger object. The style of the head is so similar to ewer spouts, that it is suggested that this could be a knop from the lid of a similar vessel. No close paralells have been found for this object. WAW-F5F8E0 is a stud or mount that has some similarities. NMGW-9D1A44 seems to have had a similar function but is in a different style and is much more likely to be Roman than this example. A seated dog is depicted in figure 8c as the handle on the top of a ewer (Aquamaniles and Ewers datasheet published by the FRG) and seated dogs are also know from salt containers found in London (page 192 and 193 of The Medieval Household). It seems likely that this figurine or mount has a similar date of about 1350 - 1550.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1350
Date to: Circa AD 1550
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 27.94 mm
Height: 10.28 mm
Width: 6.44 mm
Weight: 4.39 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st August 2010 - Monday 1st November 2010
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: PAS form number 1286
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Hambleton (District)
Parish or ward: Swainby with Allerthorpe (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: NZ4602
Four figure Latitude: 54.41138
Four figure longitude: -1.292757
1:25K map: NZ4602
1:10K map: NZ40SE
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egan, G. | 1998 | The Medieval Household: Daily Living c.1150-c.1450 (Medieval Finds from Excavations in London) | London | The Stationery Office | |||
| Lewis, J.M. | 1987 | Bronze Aquamaniles and Ewers | York | Finds Research Group 700-1700 Datasheet 7 |
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