BUC-CD8E60: A Medieval copper alloy mount

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MOUNT

Unique ID: BUC-CD8E60

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Medieval copper alloy sheet sexfoil mount. The mount has a high domed centre with a circular hole through it, slightly off centre, for the seperate rivet. The six lobed petals are raised with indents between and the edge is shaped to the curved outer edges of the petals. The tip of one petal is lost to an old break or original mistake with manufacture. The rivet is formed of a short lengh of copper alloy circular sectioned wire with the top flattened flush with the front of the mount.

Egan and Pritchard (1993) illustrate a range of flower mounts made of copper alloy sheet, p.186-194. They are highly variable with 5 to 13 petals; no.1016 on p.191 is most similar to this example. These mounts were in common use by the middle of the 14th century and continued to be popular until the late 15th century (ibid p.186).

Subsequent actions

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

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1350
Date to: Circa AD 1500

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Diameter: 11.84 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 3rd September 2005

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Buckinghamshire (County)
District: Aylesbury Vale (District)
Parish or ward: Edlesborough (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SP9618
Four figure Latitude: 51.852347
Four figure longitude: -0.607608
1:25K map: SP9618
1:10K map: SP91NE
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Discovery circumstances: Weekend Wanderers event at Edlesborough (Church on the Hill Rally)
Current location: Retained by finder
General landuse: Cultivated land

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

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Recording Institution: BUC
Created: 16 years ago
Updated: 10 years ago

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