Mount

Unique ID: HAMP1421

Object type certainty: Certain

Cast copper-alloy Jellinge-style openwork mount. Roughly circular with a convex profile and a shank in the form of an animal's head and neck. The limbs are coiled and interlaced on the circular element. Circular hole at centre. Very worn; little detail visible. Dull red/brown patina.

Class: Mount
Sub class: Jellinge-style

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: AD 900
Date to: AD 1000

Dimensions and weight

Length: 36 mm
Width: 21.5 mm
Quantity: 1

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Manufacture method: Cast [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Decoration method: Openwork [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Decoration style: Zoomorphic [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Completeness: Incomplete [scope notes | view all attributed records]

Spatial data

Region: South East And London
County: Hampshire
District: Winchester
To be known as: HAMPSHIRE HEADBOURNE WORTHY

Method of discovery: Metal detector [scope notes]
General landuse: Cultivated land [scope notes]
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth less than 0.25 m [scope notes]

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st May 2001

Personal details

Found by: This information is restricted for your login.
Recorded by: Ms Sally Worrell - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Ms Sally Worrell - [view all attributed records]

Other reference numbers

References cited

QR barcode

QR code for this URL

If you have a mobile phone equipped with QR recognition software, you can go directly to the webpage that this record resides at. Every record has an individual one of these.

Spotted a mistake? Tell us. | Be the first to comment

Comment on this artefact's record

Data entered via this form is checked against the akismet service to recognise spam.

Enter your comments:
  • * This will not be displayed to the public.
  • * Not compulsory

    • The following HTML tags can be used - a,p,ul,li,em,strong,br,img,a - and paragraphs will be automatically created

    Audit data

    Created: Wednesday 3rd October 2001
    Updated: Thursday 24th February 2011

    This page is available in: xml json csv pdf qrcode representations.

    Social Bookmarking: