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MOUNT

Unique ID: BH-16D626

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A copper-alloy mount of probable 16th century date, possibly associated with a sword belt. For a parallel, see Read 2001: 30, no. 349. The upper surface of the mount bears relief-cast decoration in the form of a flower, possibly a tulip, with a central stem, roots, two petals and a head. The shape of the mount reflects the nature of the design. At the base is a damaged bulbous projection containing the root element. This narrows towards the top before the sides splay outwards at the point of the leaves. The sides then narrow again before extending outwards into the trilobate top. There is one surviving rivet hole, located centrally, just below the top side. It contains remnants of a corroded iron rivet. The mount is bent and the surfaces are corroded but bear traces of a black coating. The artefact measures 25.5mm long, 15.2mm wide and 1.5mm thick. The weight is 2g.

Subsequent actions

Current location of find: With finder.

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1600

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 25.5 mm
Width: 15.2 mm
Thickness: 1.5 mm
Weight: 2 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Friday 10th July 2009

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: Ver 09/90 - 4

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Iron
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Cambridgeshire (County)
District: South Cambridgeshire (District)
To be known as: Great and Little Chishill

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Current location: With finder.
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Read, B.	2001	Metal artefacts of antiquity: A catalogue of small finds from specific areas of the United Kingdom	Langport	Portcullis Publishing	30

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Recording Institution: BH
Created: 14 years ago
Updated: 12 years ago

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