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MOUNT
Unique ID: BH-760A65
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A bent and incomplete copper-alloy mount of Medieval date.
The mount is parallel-sided along most of its length. The upper surface comprises three rectangular mouldings, separated from each other by short bars of triangular section. The surfaces of the rectangular mouldings are decorated with a pattern of crosshatched grooves. At the intact end is a rounded terminal with central rivet hole and, projecting from the end, a pointed lobe. The corroded surfaces retain much of the mount's original gilding. The piece measures 39.6mm long, 9.2mm wide, 3.3mm thick and weighs 6g.
The form of this piece can be compared to horse harness pendant suspension mounts of the 13th and 14th centuries (see, for example, PAS record BH-AC4764).
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1200
Date to: Circa AD 1400
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 39.6 mm
Width: 9.2 mm
Thickness: 3.3 mm
Weight: 6 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 14th August 2011
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Ver 11/152 - 4
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Surface Treatment: Gilded
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hertfordshire (County)
District: Welwyn Hatfield (District)
To be known as: Ayot St. Lawrence
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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