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MOUNT
Unique ID: CORN-4506A8
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Tinned sheet copper alloy bar mount with central rosette, surrounded by a beaded circle, and bilobate ends in the form of two domed bosses.
Similar mounts have been found attached to short leather straps which were probably used to pass over the instep of the foot to attach spurs to boots (Egan & Pritchard, 2002, p.215).
Egan & Pritchard (2002) illustrate a similar example on page 218, Fig.136, No.1183, which is dated to c.1350-1400.
Ottaway & Rogers (2002) illustrate similar examples from Medieval York on page 2906, Fig.1479, Nos.13373 & 14399, which are dated from the mid 14th to the 15th century.
Margeson (1993) illustrates a similar example from Medieval Norwich on page 41, Fig.23, No.276, which is dated to the 15th century.
Subsequent actions
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
Length: 22 mm
Height: 3 mm
Width: 13 mm
Thickness: 3 mm
Weight: 1.42 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st February 2010 - Sunday 28th February 2010
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Tin or tin alloy
Manufacture method: Stamped
Decoration method: Impressed
Decoration style: Floral
Completeness: Complete
Surface Treatment: White metal coated
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
District: Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Tywardreath and Par (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SX0954
Four figure Latitude: 50.35485
Four figure longitude: -4.686371
1:25K map: SX0954
1:10K map: SX04NE
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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 | 218, Fig.136, | No.1183 | |
| Margeson, S. | 1993 | Norwich Households: Medieval and Post-Medieval Finds from Norwich Survey Excavations 1971-78 | Norwich | East Anglian Archaeology | 41, Fig.23, | No.276 | |
| Ottaway, P. and Rogers, N. | 2002 | Craft, Industry and Every Day Life: Finds From Medieval York | York | Council for British Archaeology | 2906, Fig.1479, | Nos.13373 & 14399 |
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