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MOUNT
Unique ID: HAMP-1BC8AC
Object type certainty: Probably
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete Roman military copper alloy pelta mount (c.AD 100-300). The 'front' of the item is slightly raised in comparison to the flattened 'back'. It is badly corroded, but there is no evidence of any attachment scars or fittings. While this item is similar to horse fittings (e.g. Nicolay type A11), the absence of attachment fittings suggest such items were vessel mounts (Edwin Wood, pers. comm.).
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 29.4 mm
Width: 17.5 mm
Weight: 5.6 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 18th November 2020
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: Winchester (District)
Parish or ward: Upham (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SU5220
Four figure Latitude: 50.97707107
Four figure longitude: -1.26069416
1:25K map: SU5220
1:10K map: SU52SW
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicolay, J. | 2007 | Armed Batavians: Use and Significance of Weaponry and Horse Gear from Non-Military Contexts in the Rhine Delta (50 BC to AD 450) | Amsterdam | Amsterdam University Press | page 378 | A11 |
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