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MOUNT
Unique ID: IOW-391592
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete Medieval copper-alloy belt mount (c. 1150-c. 1400).
This mount consists of part of a bar and a complete terminal. Originally, there would have been another terminal at the opposite end.
The bar is 'D'-shaped in cross-section and the terminal is shell-shaped. Between the bar and terminal there is a transverse rib. The terminal has an off-centre circular rivet hole with a diameter of 2.10mm. At the rear the hole is countersunk. The rivet is missing. The rear face is flat.
This mount is green with traces of a green patina. The break is old.
Length: 29.49mm; width of terminal: 9.07mm; width of bar: 3.68mm; thickness: 2.06mm. 1.31g.
An example from Westbury, Buckinghamshire has been published (Ivens et al 1995: fig. 153, ref: 74).
A similar mount has been recorded from Great Dunham, Norfolk. See Portable Antiquities Scheme find: NMS-64F6D2.
Ivens, R. Busby, P and Shepherd, N. 1995. Tattenhoe and Westbury, Two deserted medieval settlements in Milton Keynes. Aylesbury: Bucks. Archaeological Society Monograph Series No 8.
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1150
Date to: Circa AD 1400
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 29.49 mm
Width: 9.07 mm
Thickness: 2.06 mm
Weight: 1.31 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 21st April 2013
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2014-2-140
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivens, R., Busby, P. and Shepherd, N. | 1995 | Tattenhoe and Westbury: Two Deserted Medieval Settlements in Milton Keynes | Aylesbury | Buckinghamshire Archaeological Society | 153 | 74 |
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