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Mount
Unique ID: NMGW-310D27
Object type certainty:
Medieval copper alloy Romanesque mount from a piece of devotional metalwork, possibly from a reliquary box or crucifix of 12th or 13th century date. The mount has broken at the neck and is damaged around the nose and mouth, in addition to having lost the original surface. The mount depicts the head of Christ wearing a crown with three lobes. The eyes are perforated and are likely to have held small blue glass beads. The mouth appears down-turned and there is the suggestion of facial hair above the mouth, suggesting Christ was depicted with a beard. The tear at the base of the mount is confined to the left side, and may suggest that Christ was depicted with his head to the right, implying a crucifixion scene. The mount is hollow, while the top of the head can be seen behind the crown when viewed from above. The mount was likely to have been gilt and associated with enamelled metalwork. The mount is likely to have been imported from south central France and was produced by the Limoges or similar workshops in operation from circa 1100 to 1350.
Class: Romanesque
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: Circa AD 1100
Date to: Circa AD 1300
Dimensions and weight
Length: 35.8 mm
Width: 23.8 mm
Thickness: 8.7 mm
Weight: 7.9 g
Quantity: 1
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Spatial data
Region: Wales
County: Carmarthenshire
District: Carmarthenshire
Parish: Kidwelly
Restricted 4 Figure grid reference: SN4007
The map has been degraded and provides an approximate location with a degree of random obfuscation.
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
Method of discovery: Metal detector
[scope notes]
General landuse: Cultivated land [scope notes]
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st November 2003
Personal details
Found by: This information is restricted for your login.
Identified by: Mr Mark Lodwick - [view all attributed records]
Other reference numbers
Other reference: NMGWPA 2004.51.2
References cited
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Created:
Thursday 25th March 2004
Updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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