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HARNESS MOUNT
Unique ID: SWYOR-6F5F31
Object type certainty: Probably
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A medieval copper-alloy probable pendant suspension mount, broken, now 38.7mm in length and 38.2mm wide. The mount is flat but bent - the upper half has a shallow, u-shaped notch at the end and there is also a small, broken piece of metal protruding from the side of the upper end. Either side of the bend, the front of the mount is mostly rectangular, with straight, parallel sides. The parallel-sided front continues below the bend to a pair of u-shaped notches on either side and a narrow incised line runs across the front of the mount, joining the two notches. The stretch of the mount beyond the notches has slightly curved sides and has a small, circular hole in the centre; the front of the mount then narrows to a curved point. The reverse of the mount is flat and undecorated. The front of the mount is mostly dull brown/green, while the reverse of the mount is a mottled pale green.
Class: pendant suspension mount
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 1400
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 38.7 mm
Width: 38.2 mm
Thickness: 16.7 mm
Weight: 11.6 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 3rd January 2007
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Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Nottinghamshire (County)
District: Bassetlaw (District)
To be known as: Nottinghamshire
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on village (which isn't a parish)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bailey, G. | 1995 | Detector Finds | Chelmsford | Greenlight Publishing |
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