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MOUNT
Unique ID: SOM-78F365
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Medieval cast copper alloy bar mount in the form of a large central oval flanked by two small ovals with flattened outer ends. The oval central part is domed with a concave back and decorated with four transverse incised lines across the centre. The oval ends are also domed, each has a central rivet hole which widens towards the back. One is empty, the other contains a circular copper alloy rivet the back of which is bent over. The cavitys on the back of the central section and the end with the rivet contain a white substancem, probably decayed solder. The mount is 17.5mm long, 9.3mm wide and 4.7 mm thick including the rivet, 3.6 excluding; it weighs 1.17 grams.
This form of belt mount was very popular in the Medieval period and was in use from at least 1150-1450 AD. (Egan and Pritchard 1991: pp26 and 214).
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1150
Date to: Circa AD 1450
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 17.5 mm
Width: 9.3 mm
Thickness: 4.7 mm
Weight: 1.17 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 2nd May 2011
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SCC 020777
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Alverdiston
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egan, G. and Pritchard, F. | 1991 | Dress Accessories, c.1150-c.1450 (Medieval Finds from Excavations in London 3) (1991) | London | Stationery Office Books | 26 and 214 |
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