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MOUNT
Unique ID: SOM-ADC2D7
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Medieval cast copper alloy bar mount in the form of a central circular section flanked by two small sub-rectangular outer ends. The centre and end sections are domed with concave backs and convex fronts. The ends each have a pierced hole through though the centre in which a copper alloy rivet sits. The seperate rivets are circular in section and flush with the front of the mount while projecting slightly from the back. The front is decorated with four transverse incised lines across the centre. There are multiple shorter, finer, vertical incised lines crossing the transverse ones. The mount is 18.3mm long, 10.5mm wide, 3.7mm thick excluding the rivets, 4.4mm including and it weighs 1.46g.
This form of belt mount was very popular in the Medieval period and was in use from at least 1150-1450 AD (Egan and Pritchard 1991: pp26 and 214).
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1150
Date to: Circa AD 1450
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 18.3 mm
Width: 10.5 mm
Thickness: 4.4 mm
Weight: 1.46 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 18th May 2012
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SCC reciept 22072
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Somerset (County)
District: West Somerset (District)
To be known as: Stogumber
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 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 |
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