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MOUNT
Unique ID: NMS-E477C6
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A Late Saxon belt fitting: a U-shaped mount decorated with a crescent-shaped motif reserved on an enamelled ground. Almost all of the enamel has decayed and that which survives is dull grey in colour. On the reverse there are three pierced lugs. That at the base is pierced in line with the long axis, and perforations in those at the tops of the arms are transverse. It dates from the 9th-11th century. Barry Ager comments: it is probably a belt hole-guard. Although it seems it is probably late Early Medieval, if the enamel is anything to go by, the place of origin and its material culture remain uncertain.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 800
Date to: Circa AD 1100
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
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Other reference numbers
SMR reference number: 54167
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Enamel
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: North Norfolk (District)
To be known as: Langham
Spatial coordinates
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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1 comment
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David Rushworth wrote @ 01:00:06 on the 23rd May 2011.
This looks very like a 5th to 7th century Byzantine belt end. 3 lug atachment is typical, check out Jaric, the Byzantine army on the central Balkans.
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