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MOUNT
Unique ID: DENO-12B458
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Medieval gilded cast copper alloy zoomorphic mount, perhaps in the shape of a dragon or wyvern. Probably 12th or 13th century. Ferret-like head with pointed snout and small rounded ears; the body expands to a projection on either side, probably wings, then narrows to the pointed tip of the long tail. There are two circular apertures in the body, probably attachment holes. There are three rectangular depressions on the obverse of the body, one transverse between the 'wings', one along the neck and one along the lower body - these may have been inlaid with something. There is gilding on the upper side of the mount, and also on the underside of the head but not the body, suggesting the head may have projected over something. The gilding on the body survives in lines as well as in sheet. The head is modelled in the round, while the body/tail are flat; the underside of the body is slightly concave, but this could be due to distortion.Length (bent) 64.5mm, approx original length 98mm, max width (across wings) 25.4mm, max thickness (across head) 4.5mm, min thickness 1.7mm, weight 10.67g.
Notes:
No parallel found on the database
Find of note status
This has been noted as an interesting find by the recorder.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1100
Date to: Circa AD 1300
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 64.5 mm
Width: 25.4 mm
Thickness: 4.5 mm
Weight: 10.67 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st January 2000 - Sunday 10th October 2010
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: E7201
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Gold
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Surface Treatment: Gilded
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Kent (County)
District: Dover (District)
To be known as: Eastry
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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