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MOUNT
Unique ID: SF-D8559E
Object type certainty: Certain
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A cast copper-alloy bar mount of Medieval date. It has a flat oval shaped centre with oval aperture, from which extends rectangular arms that are triangular in section with flat bak and faceted front faces. At each end are single circular rivet holes, one of which retains a separately cast copper-alloy rivet. The entire object measures 28.74mm in length, 6.26mm in width, 1.41mm in thickness, and 0.77g in weight. This is a bar mount of Medieval date, similar in form to parallels published from London (Egan and Pritchard, 1991: e.g. nos. 1157-1158). It is of c.14th century AD date.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1300
Date to: Circa AD 1400
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 28.74 mm
Width: 6.26 mm
Thickness: 1.41 mm
Weight: 0.77 g
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: St. Edmundsbury (District)
To be known as: Near Bury St Edmunds
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Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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