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MOUNT
Unique ID: SF-B91132
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete copper-alloy rectangular mount of Early Medieval date. It is missing one terminal due to old breaks, now worn.
It is D-shaped in section with a flat back face. At the top of the mount is the remains of a circular attachment loop or rivet hole. In the centre is a zoomorphic design in high relief of an animal head defined by transverse grooves. At the base of the mount is a circular attachment loop. The back face is undecorated.
This mount measures 18.67mm in length, 6.90mm in width, 3.88mm in thickness, 1.93g in weight.
There is a similar example recorded on the PAS database (BH-C47CD4).
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1000
Date to: Circa AD 1200
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 18.67 mm
Width: 6.9 mm
Thickness: 3.88 mm
Weight: 1.93 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st January 2014
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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: Ousden
Spatial coordinates
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
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