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MOUNT
Unique ID: PUBLIC-98CFE7
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A medieval or post medieval copper-alloy flat, openwork mount dating to the period c. AD 1450 - 1550. The mount resembles a four-petalled flower, possibly a rose with a fleur-de-lis between each petal. Engraved and moulded linear decoration outlines the openwork design which is unfettled. In the centre is an eight-petalled flower formed from circular pits bordering a central circular hole which is possibly a rivet-hole.
Diameter: 31.39 mm, thickness: 1.75 mm, weight: 6.8 g. In good condition with an even green/brown patina.
Notes:
Conserved with BTA/meths and incralac by Brian Read.
Drawing copyright Nick Griffiths.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: In a private collection, recorded for academic use
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1450
Date to: Circa AD 1550
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.75 mm
Weight: 6.3 g
Diameter: 31.39 mm
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Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: The Deverills
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
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 | 29, 38 | 342 |
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