CORN-54BEE7: Medieval gilded star harness mount (plan)

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HARNESS MOUNT

Unique ID: CORN-54BEE7

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Gilt copper alloy sheet harness mount with a central perforation for the rivet hole surrounded by a design in the form of an eight-pointed star on the face of the plate. There are the remains of gilding on the star itself, and on the border surrounding it, and blue enamel in the background areas between the star and the border. The mount is diamond-shaped in plan and flat in section, with the central decoration slightly raised beyond the border. Bailey (1993) illustrates a very similar example with red enamelled star and yellow background on page 51, No.3, dated to the later Medieval period. Read (1988) illustrates a lozenge-shaped mount with central rivet on page 68, No.370, dated to the 15th century.

Subsequent actions

Current location of find: returned to finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1300
Date to: AD 1500

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 42 mm
Width: 30 mm
Thickness: 2 mm
Weight: 6.47 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 21st October 2006

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Enamel
Manufacture method: Cut
Completeness: Complete
Surface Treatment: Gilded

Spatial metadata

Region: South West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
District: Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Paul (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SW4626
Four figure Latitude: 50.079713
Four figure longitude: -5.551678
1:25K map: SW4626
1:10K map: SW46SE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Current location: returned to finder
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Bailey, G.	1995	Detector Finds	Chelmsford	Greenlight Publishing	51,	No.3
Read, B.	1988	History Beneath Our Feet (1988)	Braunton	Merlin	68,	No.370

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Recording Institution: CORN
Created: 17 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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