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MOUNT
Unique ID: WAW-ABCDF6
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete copper alloy and iron mount dating to the Medieval period (c. AD 1200-1450). The object is sub-circular in plan with a central ciruclar recess, a raised circular border surrounding this and a raised lip around the edge. Roughly two thirds of the outer edge are now missing. On the reverse the centre is recessed and the edge slopes away from a raised circular rim before the edge. There appears to be the remains of a point of attachment projecting from the raised rim on the reverse. There is also a possible rivet hole positioned in the void between the inner and outer raised rims. The central recess and surrounding border retain iron fixings, though the mount as a whole is very worn and corroded.
Comparable examples can be seen in Griffiths et al. (2007: 115) no. 1005; and Egan and Pritchard (2002: 180) no. 930. Such mounts would have been affixed to leather, probably as part of harness decoration and may have held glass mounts in the recesses (ibid.).
The overall dimensions are as follows: 41.57mm in length, 46.82mm in width, 8.38mm in thickness and 23.52g in weight.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1200
Date to: Circa AD 1450
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 41.57 mm
Width: 46.82 mm
Thickness: 8.38 mm
Weight: 23.52 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st July 2020
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Iron
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Worcestershire (County)
District: Wychavon (District)
Parish or ward: Rous Lench (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SP0153
Four figure Latitude: 52.175257
Four figure longitude: -1.98679376
1:25K map: SP0153
1:10K map: SP05SW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egan, G. and Pritchard, F. | 2002 | Dress Accessories, c.1150-c.1450 (Medieval Finds from Excavations in London) (2002) | London | HMSO | p. 180 | no. 930 | |
| Griffiths, D., Philpott. R. and Egan, G. | 2007 | Meols: The Archaeology of the North West Wirral Coast | Oxford | Oxford University School of Archaeology | p. 115 | no. 1005 |
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