Rights Holder: Norfolk County Council
CC License: All Rights Reserved

Image use policy

Our images can be used under a CC BY attribution licence (unless stated otherwise).

MOUNT

Unique ID: NMS-2A8AA1

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Incomplete and distorted post-medieval sheet copper alloy discoidal mount with a small central rectangular hole, silvery solder on one face and a dense assemblage of engraved motifs on the other. A ring of short radial lines around the hole is surrounded by randomly distributed letters (H, T, I, E, V), pseudo-letters, zig-zags, miniatures grids, and a cross. These may be no more than doodles. Diameter 40mm. Thickness 1mm. Hole 4.5 x 2.5mm. 16th - 17th century.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Exactly AD 1700

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1 mm
Diameter: 40 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 2nd April 2015 - Wednesday 26th August 2015

Personal details

This information is restricted for your access level.

Other reference numbers

SMR reference number: 60313
Other reference: E19500

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Incomplete
Surface Treatment: Incised or engraved or chased

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: Broadland (District)
Parish or ward: Aylsham (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TG2028
Four figure Latitude: 52.80465647
Four figure longitude: 1.26240747
1:25K map: TG2028
1:10K map: TG22NW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

References cited

No references cited so far.

Similar objects

Find number: LIN-F92DC6
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broadperiod: MEDIEVAL
A medieval lead spindle whorl. The whorl is shallowly biconical and decorated on one side with a moulded zig zag banded line with a pelle…
Workflow: Awaiting validation

Find number: NMS-7B90CD
Object type: ANIMAL BELL
Broadperiod: POST MEDIEVAL
Incomplete post-medieval crotal bell in silvery grey copper alloy with an iron pea. The drilled loop is missing. The upper half is engraved w…
Workflow: Awaiting validation

Find number: LIN-80CF50
Object type: MOUNT
Broadperiod: POST MEDIEVAL
A post-medieval copper alloy mount. It is circular, convex and decorated with three letters in black letter script, possibly IhC. A pointed o…
Workflow: Awaiting validation

Timeline of associated dates

Report a mistake

Audit data

Recording Institution: NMS
Created: 8 years ago
Updated: 8 years ago

Other formats: this page is available as qrcode json xml geojson pdf rdf representations.