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MOUNT
Unique ID: LVPL-D35B84
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
Early Medieval Irish mount, cast copper alloy. The mount is T-shaped formed of a rectangular bar with a pelta-shaped projection on one side. The rectangular panel contains interlace decoration with a cross in the centre. Some traces of gilding remain. On the back of the mount are the remains of two attachments. The shape and general decoration of this object may be compared to mounts from the 'near Navan' hoard (Youngs 1989, 117, Catalogue Number 113) and from Stoma, Norway (ibid. 118, Catalogue Number 114 a-e) for which an eighth-ninth century date was suggested. This object is likely to have been brought to England as a result of Viking activity. The object appears to be complete and has a light green patina.
Notes:
See records SUR-569A64 and FAKL-7EF8C0 for comparison
Find of note status
This is a find of note and has been designated: Regional importance
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Ascribed Culture:
Irish style
Date from: Circa AD 750
Date to: Circa AD 950
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 41.19 mm
Width: 21.28 mm
Thickness: 6.34 mm
Weight: 5.7 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 2nd March 2014
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Decoration style: Interlace
Completeness: Complete
Surface Treatment: Gilded
Spatial metadata
Region: North West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cheshire East (Unitary Authority)
District: Cheshire East (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Doddington
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Youngs, S.M. | 2001 | From Ireland Coming: Irish Art from the Early Christian to the Late Gothic Period and Its European Context | Princeton | Princeton University Press |
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