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HARNESS MOUNT
Unique ID: SF-B33C83
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A Medieval cast copper-alloy suspension mount for a harness pendant. It is rectangular in shape with a d-shaped section and is decorated with a series of transverse lines. At the top of the back face is an integral circular rivet. The mount is folded over at the base and is divided into two loops with a space between for the suspension ring of the pendant. A corroded iron bar remains horizontally in situ between these. There are traces of gilding on the face of the mount. The object measures 30.72mm in length, 8.41mm in width, 2.12mm in thickness and weighs 5.31g.
Class: pendant suspension mount
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1200
Date to: Circa AD 1400
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 32.99 mm
Width: 12.54 mm
Thickness: 3.52 mm
Weight: 4.42 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st October 2011
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: St. Edmundsbury (District)
To be known as: Westley
Spatial coordinates
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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