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MOUNT
Unique ID: SOM-7F1FCC
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Post Medieval cast copper alloy strap mount, dating to the 17th century AD. The front is slightly convex and the back concave. In plan the central and largest part of the mount is sub-triangular in shape with a point at the top and rounded lower corners. At the centre of the wide base-end is a triangular shaped projecting terminal whilst the opposite apex-end terminates in a pointed knob with a semi-circular base. On the reverse are two integral circular sectioned attachment spikes, one near the top and one near the base. Both are incomplete, just worn stubs. The mount is 31.8mm long and 14.5mm wide, it is 2.2mm thick excluding the spikes, 4.1mm including. It weighs 1.98 grams.
A similar mount from South Somerset has been dated by Read to the 17th century (Read 2001, 35; no: 292), SOM-853257 from the same field appears almost identical with just different wear.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1600
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 31.8 mm
Width: 14.5 mm
Thickness: 4.1 mm
Weight: 1.98 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st March 2014 - Monday 31st March 2014
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SCC receipt 16613
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Somerset (County)
District: West Somerset (District)
To be known as: Carhampton CP
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Read, B. | 2001 | Metal artefacts of antiquity: A catalogue of small finds from specific areas of the United Kingdom | Langport | Portcullis Publishing |
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