SOM-F5E59B: Late Medieval copper alloy mount

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MOUNT

Unique ID: SOM-F5E59B

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

An incomplete coppper alloy mount of probable late medieval date, c. AD 1200-1500. The mount is cast, rectangular in plan and flat in cross section, terminating in a large knop at one end and in a worn break at the other. The mount has two circular perforations, one truncated by the break and the other below the knop. Traces of gilding survive on the upper surface.

Dimensions: length 35.3mm; width 11.4mm; thickness 3.2mm; weight 3.57g.

Although no exact parallel has been identified in its general form, patina and use of gilding a late Medieval date seems probable.

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 1500

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 35.3 mm
Width: 11.4 mm
Thickness: 3.2 mm
Weight: 3.57 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st February 2017 - Wednesday 1st February 2017

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: SCC receipt: 019339

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: South West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Dorset (County)
District: North Dorset (District)
Parish or ward: Tarrant Crawford (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: ST9102
Four figure Latitude: 50.81747396
Four figure longitude: -2.12912413
1:25K map: ST9102
1:10K map: ST90SW
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Recording Institution: SOM
Created: 6 years ago
Updated: 6 years ago

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