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Record ID: SF-421AA0
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper-alloy Roman vessel mount dating to the 2nd-3rd Century. It is broadly rectangular and roughly semi-circular in cross section. The mount depicts a female head with stylised features,with a headdress or helmet.  At the base of the face there is drapery decorated with incised grooves. The face is fairly worn with oval eyes, moulded nose and mouth. The headdress terminates in a circular loop which would have allowed the handle to be attached to the vessel at a 45 degree angle. The loop also has incised decoration, also the surface is worn so the full d…
Created on: Friday 15th March 2024
Last updated: Friday 15th March 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Rattlesden', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-0293FC
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Roman copper-alloy mount dating to circa AD 100-300. The lower half is crescentic (or pelta) with inverted rounded knops on each terminal, leading to a break. The reverse is concave with a copper allloy rivet projecting from the lower elements of the mount. The mount is similar to Bishop and Coulston 1993L pg 156, no 9 and a number recorded on the PAS database including SF-7B39DD; OXON-998CA4; BM-B5D6AB; BH-59AF9D and SOM-1F75EF5. The example in Bishop and Coulston was recovered from Cirencester and believed to be associa…
Created on: Tuesday 12th March 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 12th March 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tostock', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-DFF43A
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper-alloy object the shape of a human head with an integral rivet or attachment stud on the reverse, probably a Roman military belt fitting. It is heavily abraded and has lost most of its original surface. The head is oval when viewed face-on, tapering slightly asymmetrically in the lower half; the upper jawline from the ear to the chin is straight on one side and convex on the other.  It is plano-convex in cross-section; with the exception of the stud it is broadly flat on the reverse.  The eyes survive as two oval or sub-circular areas of the metal that have a slightly …
Created on: Monday 4th December 2023
Last updated: Friday 8th December 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SF-8284A3
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy Roman vulvate mount. It consists of an irregularly shaped plate with damage to its edges obscuring the original shape, with a raised oval boss in the centre, decorated with a v-shaped groove running longitudinally down its centre. These raised bosses are typically interpreted as stylised vulvae. To the reverse an integral rivet terminating in an expanded disc projects from either end and there is a concave indentation in the centre to the rear of the boss. The surface of the metal is corroded and the breaks are well worn. Mounts of this style appear to …
Created on: Monday 18th September 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 6th February 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Knodishall', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-354DFA
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Roman copper-alloy mount dating to circa AD 43-200. It is an openwork mount in the lunate style. The extant piece consists of a rectangular lower edge from which project two bifurcating crescentic elements, only one of which now survives. The edges are bevelled. From the reverse projects a circular-sectioned lug with a wider, flat discoidal terminal.  Similar examples are recorded under NMS-0E81D5 and BERK-03F292. 
Created on: Wednesday 9th August 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 22nd November 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Gislingham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-EAE1C9
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A virtually complete Roman copper-alloy mount dating to circa AD 150-350. Broadly discoidal and circular-sectioned, it is comprised of three identical D-shaped openwork with kidney-shaped voids, in the trompetenmuster style. Projecting from the angles are moulded, knops. Projecting from one face is a central, circular boss which is now heavily abraded. The reverse is plain.  Appels and Laycock (2007) illustrate mounts with similar trumpet motifs on pages 77-78.Similar examples are recorded on the database including BH-2DE112, SWYOR-175668 and WMID-273AFD.
Created on: Friday 30th June 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 10th January 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Old Newton and Dagworth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-F6B12C
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Iron Age to Roman copper-alloy mount dating to circa 1-100 AD. It is rectangular in plan and concavo-convex in section. It would have had two folded edges, creating a cylindrical shape, although only one now survives intact. The centre of the bar of slightly bulbous. The front face of the bar is decorated at either edge with a series of four parallel longitudinal incised grooves. 
Created on: Thursday 25th May 2023
Last updated: Friday 29th September 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Pakenham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-E97D24
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete enamelled copper-alloy Roman mount. A plate consisting of two adjoining sections - one circular and the other trapezoidal with inwards curving sides, its outer end slightly narrower than its inner.The outer face of the circular section is decorated with a central ten-pointed star recess within which there are traces of greenish enamel. Surrounding this is a groove around the outer edge filled with whitish enamel. The outer face of the sub-trapezoidal section has a central recess and wide border around the edge, both filled with the remains of blue enamel. The re…
Created on: Tuesday 18th April 2023
Last updated: Monday 6th November 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Benacre', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-CDE043
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy late Roman/early medieval rosette and ring belt fitting. It is disc-shaped with a long, narrow strip projecting from one side. The outer face of the disc is decorated with five engraved, concentric rings, partially obscured by corrosion. The projecting strip curves round slightly towards the reverse at its outer end and terminates in a well worn break. The reverse is undecorated with a small lug projecting from the centre.The surface of the metal is heavily corroded and there is extensive damage around the edges. These fittings are associated with the l…
Created on: Friday 3rd February 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 9th May 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Mildenhall', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-FE6F95
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy disc-shaped mount of probable Roman date. The reverse is concave and the outer face convex. The outer face is decorated with a small raised annular ring in the centre and a raised rim around the outer edge. There is no obvious means of attachment, but there are two transverse raised ridges to either side of the reverse with traces of breaks beyond each one, which may be the remains of lugs. It is slightly bent out of shape, sections are missing around the edges and the surface of the metal is heavily corroded. See a group of decorative bosses from excav…
Created on: Thursday 12th January 2023
Last updated: Thursday 23rd February 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'All Saints and St. Nicholas, South Elmham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-D44EA5
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Roman copper-alloy mount dating to circa AD 100-300. Asymmetrical, it is of a crescentic design. One end contains a central projection set either side of which are narrow projections. The lower half is thicker, containing a crescentic terminal which flares outwards. This creates hemispherical or pelta shaped recesses between the edge of each end. The front face is decorated with a faintly incised longitudinal groove. Projecting from the reverse of the thicker end is an integral circular-sectioned rivet with wide, flat end. There is no trace at the other end, suggesti…
Created on: Tuesday 10th January 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 13th September 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Winston', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-F7253E
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Roman copper-alloy stud mount dating to circa AD 43-140. It is rectangular in plan and D-shaped in section. Each end contains a flat, hemispherical terminal. The body is decorated with four moulded transverse grooves. Projecting from the riverse is an integrally cast rivet with hexagonal stem and wide, flat circular terminal. It is not dissimilar to the caterpillar form (cf SF-7AAB01) though this example is a more simple bar-shaped mount. Length: 18.6mm; Width: 7mm; Thickness: 6.3mm; Weight: 3.56g.
Created on: Thursday 26th May 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 29th November 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Pakenham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-6D3BA5
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Roman copper-alloy mount dating to circa AD 150-300. The extant piece is broadly oval in plan, with portions missing from both the upper and lower edges. It has a flat outer edge which a central oval convex boss, resembling a coffee bean. On the reverse at each end are two circular-sectioned rivets with flat tops. The mount is similar to a number of vulvate mounts which are thought to have apotropaic properties, such as LANCUM-087A43. Length: 26.9mm; Width: 17mm; Thickness: 10.5mm; Weight: 6.79g.
Created on: Wednesday 13th April 2022
Last updated: Monday 20th June 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Hinderclay', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-58D23E
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Roman copper-alloy mount dating to circa AD 43-410. Rectangular in plan and broadly square-shaped in section, the mount is janiform, with two moulded human heads placed back to back. The heads are situated on a moulded rectangular collar with a flat base. Emerging from the base is an integrally cast circular sectioned rivet which would have slotted into a socket. The piece is perhaps a furniture fitting.  Length 21.6mm, width 12.6mm, thickness 9.4mm. Weight 20.03g.
Created on: Tuesday 12th April 2022
Last updated: Friday 13th January 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Yaxley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-5B96B9
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman copper-alloy mount/strap fitting dating to circa AD 43-70. The fitting is of an openwork design. Its upper portion plano-convex in section. The lower portion has a convex front face. At the top is a broadly trapezoidal knop with a notch in the front face, creating a curved L-shape. The knop gives way to projecting wings, with the front face of the wings decorated with two transverse moulded grooves. The upper body has two symmetrical, flanking U-shaped cut-outs. The edges of the top of the body are bevelled. From here are two oblique moulded projections befo…
Created on: Thursday 31st March 2022
Last updated: Monday 25th April 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Pakenham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-8CFF6B
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Roman to Early Medieval mount dating to circa AD 300-700. Sub trapezoidal in plan, it is comprised of a flat central plate with bevelled edges and concave reverse. Projecting from the reverse are two D-shaped loops, each with a central circular aperture for fixing. The front face is decorated with a ring and dot design arranged in a 2-1 formation. The top edge has a central U-shaped notch. The bevelled outer edges and lower edge are shaped with symmetrical notches. No precise parallel has been identified for the object but the weight, patina and motif indicate a late …
Created on: Wednesday 9th March 2022
Last updated: Thursday 10th March 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ousden', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-1E07C2
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A probable Roman copper-alloy mount surviving in two fragments dating to circa AD 43-410. The surviving piece consists of a single openwork loop. The loop has an internally facing rectangular knop on its inner edge, the function of which is unclear. A rectangular body joins the loop to the remains of a second, smaller loop now survived by one short stub. Two pointed knops project from the end of the body. White metal coating covers the front face of the object. The two pieces fitted together measure - Length: 24.1mm; Width: 21.2mm; Thickness: 1.4mm; Weight: 1.53g.
Created on: Monday 27th September 2021
Last updated: Friday 1st October 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wenhaston', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-1D246E
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a Roman copper-alloy mount dating to circa AD 43-410. The mount is openwork and probably associated with the military. Its final form is not entirely clear from the fragmentary remains. It is formed of pointed terminal with transverse incised groove running across it. At the top of the terminal are two foliate shaped projecions emerging from the flanks. Two incised oblique grooves are positioned above. Two flanking stems project either side of an openwork centre but terminate in ancient breaks. The front face of the mount is plano-convex in section. Projecting from the …
Created on: Monday 27th September 2021
Last updated: Friday 1st October 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wenhaston', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-1CC68F
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Roman copper-alloy mount dating to AD 43-410. The mount is disc-shaped, with only half of the front face now surviving. Its front and rear faces are plain and its edges are serrated. Emerging the reverse is the circular stud. An exact parallel is as yet elusive though the patina and density of the object in conjunction with the design of the stud indicate a Roman date. Diameter: 17.2mm; Thickness: 6.7mm; Weight: 3.19g.
Created on: Monday 27th September 2021
Last updated: Friday 1st October 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wenhaston', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-8B7357
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy Roman vulvate mount. It consists of an irregularly shaped plate with damage to its edges obscuring the original shape, with a raised oval boss in the centre, decorated with a v-shaped groove running longitudinally down its centre. These raised bosses are typically interpreted as stylised vulvae. To the reverse an integral rivet terminating in an expanded disc projects from either end and there is a concave indentation in the centre. The surface of the metal is corroded. Mounts of this style appear to be largely of 2nd to 3rd century AD date (A…
Created on: Wednesday 8th September 2021
Last updated: Monday 18th September 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Felsham', grid reference and parish protected.