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Unique ID: WAW-824A72
Object type certainty: Certain
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Medieval or Post Medieval (13th to 17th centuries) strap fitting, decorative mount; In plan the mount is circular and in profile domed with a lip at the edge. The dome on the outer surface is decorated with radiating grooves which have traces of gilding remaining. The reverse of the mount is undecorated and is hollow. There are two integral, oval sectioned studs, both of which are incomplete. The surface of the mount has an incomplete mid green patina. The mount is 28.41mm diameter and 11.86mm thick from the apex to the stud terminal. It weighs 9.1g.
The mount possibly dates to the Medieval or early Post Medieval when looking at the style, gilding and surface condition. Strap mounts in the Medieval period were popular during the 13th to early 16th centuries with some types continuing into the 17th century as harness mounts (Egan, 2005, 39). The size of this example perhaps suggests it was for a harness rather than a personal strap.
Egan, G. 2005 Material Culture in London in an Age of Transition MoLAS Monograph 19 p. 39
Class: Mount
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1200
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Quantity: 1
Width: 11.86 mm
Weight: 9.1 g
Diameter: 28.41 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 18th January 2014
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Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Surface Treatment: Gilded
4 Figure: SJ8011
Four figure Latitude: 52.69630559
Four figure longitude: -2.29737274
1:25K map: SJ8011
1:10K map: SJ81SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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