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MOUNT

Unique ID: NMS-63B185

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Medieval bar mount from a belt, both terminal lobes pierced by an copper alloy rivet, hollow-backed central lobe with a band of incised cross-hatching and large central perforation. 10 x 20mm. Cf. broadly similar examples in Dress Accessories (1991) fig.134, nos.1160-1. 14th century.

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1300
Date to: AD 1400

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 20 mm
Width: 10 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st January 2008 - Friday 29th February 2008

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: King's Lynn and West Norfolk (District)
To be known as: Heacham

Spatial coordinates

Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Egan, G. and Pritchard, F.	1991	Dress Accessories, c.1150-c.1450 (Medieval Finds from Excavations in London 3) (1991)	London	Stationery Office Books

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Created: 15 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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