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MOUNT
Unique ID: SWYOR-9C0199
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A copper alloy, openwork strap or harness mount dating from the early Post Medieval period, AD 1550 - 1700. It is moulded in the form of an openwork square, subdivided into quarters by an equal-armed cross. From the centre of each side projects a trilobed fan decoration, and the corners of the square are angled to form inverted V shapes connecting the ends of the arms of the cross. The reverse of the mount is flat and carries two integral mounting spikes, both complete but now bent. Both sides of the mount carry traces of a white metal coating. The exposed metal has a dark brown patina. The mount is 42.5mm long, 39.2mm wide and 5.6mm thick. It weighs 11.32gm.
A number of identical mounts can be found on the database, some with two mounting spikes and some with three. Compare for example references SWYOR-BDA790, SOM-9F27F2 and SOM-D2CCB6. This last reference cites Read (2001), page 34, numbers 276 and 277, where these mounts are attributed to the seventeenth century. SWYOR-BDA790 also notes that such mounts are decorated in a similar way to some double-looped buckles illustrated in Whitehead (2003), page 65, which are also attributed to the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1550
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 42.5 mm
Width: 39.2 mm
Thickness: 5.6 mm
Weight: 11.32 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 27th April 2015 - Tuesday 5th May 2015
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: PAS form number 2605
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Decoration style: Openwork
Completeness: Complete
Surface Treatment: White metal coated
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Selby (District)
Parish or ward: Sherburn in Elmet (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SE4734
Four figure Latitude: 53.80018739
Four figure longitude: -1.28789495
1:25K map: SE4734
1:10K map: SE43SE
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Read, B. | 2001 | Metal artefacts of antiquity: a catalogue of small finds from specific areas of the United Kingdom | Langport | Portcullis Publishing | 34 | 276 & 277 |
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