Record ID: NARC-5B77B1
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy Mount of Roman date (AD 43-410). The object is pelta shaped with a rectangular cross-section. the outer terminals are rounded and expanded, the central terminal has a flat terminal. The back of the object retains an integral circular rivet. Height: 9.81mm, Width: 15.48mm, Thickness: 4.40mm, Weight: 1.1g The metal is mid-green in colour with a pitted patina . Similar examples can be seen on the Portable Antiquities Scheme database: SF-78C90A, BH-1CF9AF and BUC-641283
Created on: Monday 4th September 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 5th September 2023
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Record ID: NARC-7CF3C5
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy Mount of probable Roman date (AD 43-410). The object is a terminal from a key, knife or vessel. The object is zoomorphic in form, cast in three dimensions with moulded characteristics akin to a bear or boar including round ears, a rounded snout and closed mouth. The face is broadly sub-rectangular in plan with flat sides. The details of the head are highlighted by moulding and incised decorative motifs composed of, at the crown of the head, between the ears is decorated with repeating incised pairs of incised chevrons which run to the base of the neck. The h…
Created on: Tuesday 25th October 2022
Last updated: Friday 4th November 2022
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Record ID: BM-BE273B
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Published
A small peltate silver mount. The simply moulded outer face is worn. The unworn inner face preserves two rivets, one retaining a tiny circular silver washer. The very short rivets indicate that the mount was secured to something very thin, perhaps to a thin-walled vessel.
Created on: Wednesday 11th May 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 17th May 2022
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Record ID: NARC-7034EB
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy pelta shaped Mount of Roman date (AD 43-410). The mount is semi-circular with a central projection from the centre of the curved sides, with semi-circular indentations flanking the central projection. The edges are slightly bevelled. Below the outer projections are two perforating, central sectioned rivets which project from the back of the object. Length: 12.00mm, Width: 16.57mm, Thickness: 0.86mm, Weight: 0.7g The metal is dark green in colour with a smooth patina. Similar examples can be found in Appels and Laycock (2007: 74, fig. AA8.21) which sugge…
Created on: Tuesday 18th January 2022
Last updated: Thursday 20th January 2022
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Record ID: NARC-23B43E
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A compelte copper alloy Mount of Roman date (AD 150-300). The object is a Romano-British pelta-shaped belt stud. The object has a convex front and concave back, creating a D shaped section. The plate is sub-circular in section with an upper ovate openwork section. The lower edge has an integral projecting ovate knop, the opposing upper portion has two integral ovate knops. The back of the object retains a single, circular sectioned, integral rivet. The metal is dark green in colour with a slightly pitted patina. Length: 18.41mm, Width: 17.32mm, Thickness: 1.48mm, Weight: 1…
Created on: Friday 5th March 2021
Last updated: Friday 6th August 2021
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Record ID: NARC-CC32F5
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy Mount of Roman date (AD 200-400). The mount is circular in plan with a slightly concave reverse which houses a centrally placed, integrally cast attachment shank which is rectangular in section. The front face bares decoration consisting of a central equilateral voided cross and an overlaid lozenge with concave sides. These raised portions form cells between each motif. The cells are filled with yellow enamel. The reverse is undecorated. The metal is mid-green in colour with a slightly worn patina. Diameter: 35.18mm, Depth (inc shaft): 16.16mm, Th…
Created on: Thursday 26th March 2020
Last updated: Friday 18th September 2020
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Record ID: NARC-5BF843
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy Mount of Roman date (AD 43-410). The object is composed of a flat single sheet of copper alloy within the upper face are symmetrical cells filled with enamel. The upper portion of the object is missing due to an irregular, old, abraded transverse break. The retained portions cells are in the form of a central pelta shape, filled with red enamel. This is flanked by two upper large sub-triangular cells, with two smaller lower sub-triangular cells, both are filled with yellow enamel. The lower edge has two slightly projecting lobes, one to each side, within whi…
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 17th October 2018
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Record ID: NARC-961DA6
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy Mount of Probable Roman date (AD 43-410). The object has a convex upper face and flat lower face. The object forms a semi-circle (now distorted), with circular knopped ends and an expanded central rectangular portion. The metal is light green in colour with a slightly pitted patina. Length: 24.04mm, Width: 26.04mm, Thickness: 3.29mm, Weight: 3.1g.
Created on: Monday 14th May 2018
Last updated: Monday 14th May 2018
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Record ID: NARC-10A750
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy Mount of Roman date (AD 43-410). The object is a leontomorphic mount, perhaps a furniture fitting from a casket or box, in the form of a lion's head and a square void in the reverse to facilitate an iron shank. The object is circular in form and three-tiered, being hollow to the underside and creating a triangular section. The lower two tiers are circular and downward curved with a flat upper section with some raised section which are decorated with diagonal grooves (multi-directional) to represent the lion's mane. The next tier is sub-triangular in plan and…
Created on: Tuesday 20th March 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 20th March 2018
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Record ID: NARC-5F0A31
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy Mount of Roman date (AD 43-410). The object is a leontomorphic mount, perhaps a furniture fitting from a casket or box, in the form of a lion's head with the remains of an iron shank to the reverse (square sectioned). The object is circular in form and three-tiered, being hollow to the underside and creating a triangular section. The lower two tiers are circular and downward curved with a flat upper section with some raised section which are decorated with diagonal grooves (multi-directional) to represent the lion's mane. The next tier is sub-triangular in plan…
Created on: Monday 22nd January 2018
Last updated: Monday 22nd January 2018
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Record ID: NARC-58AC65
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy Mount of probable Roman date (AD 43-410). The object is concave with a central spur projecting from the back. The face of the mount has a wide, reeled central ovate element with moulded linear aspect flanking. The upper section terminates in an old and abraded break. Similar examples can be seen on the Portable Antiquities Scheme Database: SUR-773430, BERK-D4A06C The metal is dark brown in colour Length: 23.02mm, Width: 17.06mm, Thickness: 4.35mm, Weight: 3.8g.
Created on: Monday 4th December 2017
Last updated: Monday 4th December 2017
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Record ID: ESS-08529E
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast lead alloy anthropomorphic mount of probable Roman date, likely 1st - 5th centuries AD. It is possibly an escutcheon or vessel mount. The mount is sub-circular, and forms the shape of a human face with an open mouth and lips forming a sub-ovoid. The cheeks of the face are squared, and the eyes are formed from two moulded pellets. The nose is raised and ovoid in shape, tapering toward the top. There is moulded relief on the forehead in the shape of an inverted triangular diadem or helmet with a decorative pellet in the centre. The back of the mount is concave, and there is on…
Created on: Wednesday 26th April 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 10th May 2017
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Record ID: SUR-6E37A8
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman to Early Medieval copper-alloy propeller-shaped strap mount. The expanded triangular terminals each hve two rivets and two incised wavy line borders. The central circular element has a raised central circle and dot. Cf Appels & Laycock, fig SL. 14.11.
Created on: Sunday 19th June 2016
Last updated: Thursday 1st September 2016
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Record ID: CAM-591C51
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small copper-alloy bird mount probably/possibly of Roman date. This artefact weighs 5.17g, has a length, from tip of beak to tip of tail, of 31.6mm, width of 6.2mm and has a height, probably/possibly incomplete, of 19.7mm. The bird has a height, from tummy to head, of 14.3mm, the rest of the height being accounted for by the presence of an oval cross-sectioned projection directly below the body of the bird. This integral projection would have allowed the bird to be mounted onto something else, now unknown. The cross-section of this projection measures 3.9mm (aligned along the l…
Created on: Friday 28th March 2014
Last updated: Friday 27th August 2021
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Record ID: NARC-AAE9F6
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy Roman, or possibly Medieval, object, probably a belt mount. The mount is circular with raised concentric circles on the obverse.. There is a single rivet hole at the centre. Similar can be seen on this database at LEIC-578615.
Created on: Thursday 2nd February 2012
Last updated: Thursday 2nd February 2012
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Record ID: NARC-627AB3
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy strap fitting, or mount, of probable Roman date. The six-lobed shape in plan, possibly representing a petalled flower. The reverse is flat with a central, integral, attachment rivet which is circular in cross-section. The tip is missing. The object has a dark green patina.
Created on: Wednesday 1st June 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 1st June 2011
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Record ID: NARC-3E4EE1
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy mount. Roman. Poor condition with some active corrosion. One edge is partially broken. Openwork, with two sub-circular holes at each side. A narrow extended lobe at one end. A wider extended lobe at the opposite end. Two prongs, circular in diamete and 8mm long, are place in the centre of the reverse. They are slightly bent over.
Created on: Wednesday 18th May 2011
Last updated: Friday 20th May 2011
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Record ID: NARC-3E2A14
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Published
Cast copper alloy mount of Roman date. Two plain, slighty domed lobes connected by a smaller lobe, which has two grooves across the surface. The length is 25mm, the terminal lobes are 9mm wide, the centre lobe is 6.5mm wide. The reverse has a prong at each end. The prong is rectangular in section. Each lobe is broken.
Created on: Wednesday 18th May 2011
Last updated: Saturday 30th June 2012
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Record ID: NARC-708963
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of cast copper alloy decorated mount. Evidently a cornerpiece, with two stright edges meeting at a 90 degree angle. One edge terminates in a rounded lobe before continuing towards a break to the main body of the piece. Some linear decoration is visible and also a circular rivet hole, 1.6mm in diameter, close to the corner. Corrosion has sealed the hole closed. The reverse is flat and plain.
Created on: Thursday 14th April 2011
Last updated: Monday 18th April 2011
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Record ID: NARC-24B864
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Five copper alloy casket munts in the shape of lion's heads. Three copper alloy rings with attachment links still attached. The description for all 5 mounts is as follows: Small decorative circular boss with a concave/hollow reverse. The decoration is in high relief and arranged on four stepped levels. The second level is decorated with closely packed curved radiating lines. The third level has several radiating curved lines which are use to represent the lon's mane. No facial features are visible and it is uclear whether the small detail would have originally been depicted, or if…
Created on: Friday 10th December 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 30th October 2012
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