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MOUNT
Unique ID: BH-4DD704
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
An incomplete copper-alloy Roman mount.
This mount comprises a rectangular plate (now damaged), with part of a curved projection on the top left-hand corner. A panel of enamelled cells occupies most of the upper surface of the plate. Two lozenge-shaped cells are located at the centre, set side-by-side and retaining parts of their dark blue insets. A border of inward-pointing triangular cells surrounds these lozenges; one retains its entire red enamel inset, and traces of red survive in two of the others. An incised groove extends around the panel of cells, with a border of interlocking triangles outside this, covering all but the horizontal top side. There are two integrally cast rivets on the reverse; these project backwards, forming a right-angle with the back of the plate, their ends flattened to secure them in place. The reverse of the curved projection has a concave underside.
Length: 27.4mm; width: 23.3mm; thickness (including rivets): 6.5mm. Weight: 5.31g.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Exactly AD 410
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 27.4 mm
Width: 23.3 mm
Thickness: 6.5 mm
Weight: 5.31 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st August 2014
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Ver 14/117 - 8
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Surface Treatment: Inlaid with enamel
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hertfordshire (County)
District: St. Albans (District)
To be known as: Wheathampstead
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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