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MOUNT

Unique ID: KENT-E599BB

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A Medieval small silver bar mount with terminal and central lobes c. 1270-1400 AD. The central lobe has a circular perforation 2.9mmin diameter. Both terminal lobes have a smaller circular perforation, less than 1mm in diameter.

The mount is 14.7mm long, 4.5mm wide, 2.2mm thick and weighs 0.47 grams.

Similar copper-alloy versions recorded as 15th Century in Egan and Pritchard, Dress Accessories, London 1991, no. 1161. Silver examples have been recorded as Treasure cases, eg: 2009 T247, 2008 T733 and 2010 T787.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Treasure details

Treasure case tracking number: 2016T54

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1270
Date to: Circa AD 1400

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 14.7 mm
Width: 4.5 mm
Thickness: 2.2 mm
Weight: 0.47 g

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Other reference numbers

Treasure case number: 2016T54

Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Kent (County)
District: Folkestone and Hythe (District)
Parish or ward: Sellindge (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TR0938
Four figure Latitude: 51.10318957
Four figure longitude: 0.98394307
1:25K map: TR0938
1:10K map: TR03NE
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

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Recording Institution: KENT
Created: 8 years ago
Updated: 7 years ago

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