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MOUNT
Unique ID: SWYOR-54B041
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A copper alloy Medieval cast bar mount dating from about the 13th Century. The mount has a hemispherical central lobe with projecting arms which terminate in a lobe at either end. The central lobe is decorated with horizontal incised lines and the terminal lobes have central perforations; the rivets are now missing. The central lobe is hollow on the underside and the back of the mount is undecorated. The mount has a dark brown patina. Please also see Egan and Pritchard's Dress Accessories (1991), page 214, figure 134, number 1161. Similar examples may be found on the database at PAS record IDs: NCL-6314C5 and DENO-606026.
Class: Bar
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 1300
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 23.5 mm
Width: 9.8 mm
Thickness: 4.4 mm
Weight: 2.06 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 8th September 2011
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: PAS form number 1557
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Harrogate (District)
Parish or ward: Burton Leonard (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SE3263
Four figure Latitude: 54.061958
Four figure longitude: -1.512598
1:25K map: SE3263
1:10K map: SE36SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 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 | 214, figure 134, number 1161 |
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