Record ID: PUBLIC-FB629B
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete antler / bone decorative inlay or mount from a piece of furniture or casket, probably from the Roman period, probably dating circa AD43 – AD410. The lozenge-shaped mount has square edges, with the front surface decorated with incised double ring and dot motif. The back face is undecorated. The object is dark brown in colour, with few light-brown patches. Similar examples are listed in Greep  1995: vol.4, fig. 193, no. 122-126; vol.1, page 214, fig.58. Draper, J. 1985. (page 70-71, fig.33, no.393) describes an identical example from a Roman contex…
Created on: Wednesday 2nd September 2020
Last updated: Friday 15th December 2023
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Record ID: IARCH-3D5D81
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Decorative bone mount SF319 Aside from pottery and animal bone,[the ditch fill] also produced [the objects listed here]. It is uncertain what the relationship between the coin hoard and the other items was, but they seem to have been deposited together.
Created on: Tuesday 20th January 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ely', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-8B77E7
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman bone veneer in two fragments, carved from animal bone. While the reverse is plain, the obverse decoration with a grooved ornament: two horizontal and vertical lines, cross in the centre of the veneer. Bone veneers like this are ornaments which were generally associated with funeral contexts and can also be found at, e.g. the Roman cemetery at Brougham, Cumbria. They were ornamental inlays of biers ('couches').
Created on: Tuesday 8th August 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Maryport', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-8B6266
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Small rectangular bone veneer carved from animal bone. While plain on the reverse, it bears a grooved decoration on the obverse. Three deep square grooves are still clearly visible. Bone veneers like this are ornaments which were generally associated with funeral contexts and can also be found at, e.g. the Roman cemetery at Brougham, Cumbria.
Created on: Tuesday 8th August 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Maryport', grid reference and parish protected.