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MOUNT
Unique ID: KENT-5DE01F
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A copper alloy Medieval mount of c. AD 1350-1400 date. The mount is rectangular in plan and cross section. There are two circular perforations in the centre of the mount surrounded by border of two concentric rectangular grooves. There is a rivet hole in each corner, all of which still contain cylindrical rivets. A very similar example can be seen in Egan (1996) page 196 ref 1049.
The mount is 34.2mm long, 19.2mm wide, 1.7mm thick and weighs 5.83 grams.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1350
Date to: Circa AD 1400
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 34.2 mm
Width: 19.2 mm
Thickness: 1.7 mm
Weight: 5.83 g
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Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Medway (Unitary Authority)
District: Medway (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Cliffe and Cliffe Woods (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TQ7476
Four figure Latitude: 51.45623829
Four figure longitude: 0.50305999
1:25K map: TQ7476
1:10K map: TQ77NW
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
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 | 196 | 1049 |
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