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Unique ID: SWYOR-59D7C2
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A copper alloy mount probably from a medieval casket, box or similar item. The mount is rectangular in plan. One end is slightly widened and there is a dome headed rievt through the centre of the terminal. There is a similar rivet at the opposite end, though this end is not widened. Both are original eands rather than breaks, as the end of the metal is gilded. In the centre of the mount is a transverse rectangular depression with a circular hole through it. This seems too large to be a rivet hole. It is more worn towards the end with the wider terminal. The two areas between the recessed area and the terminals are each decorated with a spread eagle (or other bird) moulded in relief. Both birds have their tails towards the recessed area, their heads turned to their right, and have moulding to represent the feathers. Most of the front is gilded, as well as the sides, ends and back of the mount. The reverse is not flat but is stepped, with the terminals and central recessed area projecting further back than the rest. No close parallel has been found for this mount, but similar casket fittings include IOW-174557, SWYOR-13C482 and IOW-1A2011. casket fittings in The Medieval Household seem to mainly date from 1350 - 1400 AD.
Class: mount
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1350
Date to: Circa AD 1400
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 54.4 mm
Width: 13.56 mm
Thickness: 9.26 mm
Weight: 12.6 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st August 2010 - Wednesday 10th November 2010
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: PAS form number 1288
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Surface Treatment: Gilded
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Wakefield (Metropolitan District)
District: Wakefield (Metropolitan District)
Parish or ward: Darrington (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SE4917
Four figure Latitude: 53.647219
Four figure longitude: -1.260218
1:25K map: SE4917
1:10K map: SE41NE
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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