2012-01-30 16:43:46 Toby 04bowmant 2012-02-12 13:25:00 Stephanie Smith stephaniesmith SUSS-6C8BF5 MOUNT An incomplete cast copper alloy bar mount, dating to the Medieval period. The mount consists of a wider broken end, a rectangular section, followed by a semi-circular end with an elongated sub-oval knop. Within the semi-circular end, there is a circular rivet hole positioned off-centre. In the area between the semi-circular end and the rectangular segment, there are two raised horizontal collars; no traces of gilding or further decoration remain. The reverse surface is flat, but the mount is slightly curved, making the mount generally D-shaped in cross-section. The mount measures 33.42 mm long, 13.86 mm wide, 4.56 mm thick and weighs 6.43 grams. This type of mount seems to have been commonly used on caskets: cf. Egan (1998), The Medieval Household Daily Living (c. 1150-c. 1450), p 73, Nos. 145 and 147, dating to c. 1230-c. 1270; Also, casket mounts from Read 2001, Nos. 165-167, dating to c. 1230-1260 AD. An incomplete cast copper alloy bar mount, dating to the Medieval period. The mount consists of a wider broken end, a rectangular section, followed by a semi-circular end with an elongated sub-oval knop. Within the semi-circular end, there is a circular rivet hole positioned off-centre. In the... Copper alloy Cast MEDIEVAL MEDIEVAL MEDIEVAL 1230 1270 13.86 33.42 4.56 Fair Incomplete 2012-01-30 16:43:46 EAST SUSSEX LEWES DITCHLING POINT( ) TQ31SW TQ3113 29.06.2003 Metal detector 1 SUSS Creative Commons Non Commercial Share Alike - The Portable Antiquities Scheme 2012 These records can be reproduced in a non commercial enviroment as long as the original recorder is cited. The Portable Antiquities Scheme info@finds.org.uk No fees are applicable.