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MOUNT

Unique ID: NMS-179180

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Incomplete copper alloy mount, sub-triangular with the stump of a broken continuation in the one corner, with two round tapering attachment holes and a larger openwork aperture. All three sides carry notched mouldings and the reverse is flat. No parallel noted but a late 11th to 12th-century date is likely. 21.7 x 19.6 x 4.3mm.

Field MB1

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1066
Date to: Circa AD 1200

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 21.7 mm
Width: 19.6 mm
Thickness: 4.3 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st September 2013 - Monday 30th September 2013

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Other reference numbers

SMR reference number: 59703
Other reference: SET092013

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: South Norfolk (District)
Parish or ward: Tharston and Hapton (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TM1994
Four figure Latitude: 52.49990126
Four figure longitude: 1.22504379
1:25K map: TM1994
1:10K map: TM19SE
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

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Recording Institution: NMS
Created: 10 years ago
Updated: 7 years ago

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