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MOUNT
Unique ID: PUBLIC-8A9287
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
Copper alloy bar mount with a bulbous mid-section that that is decorated with four transverse recessed lines. Small sub-oval arms project from the top and bottom edge, both have bulbous terminals that have been pierced to accommodate a rivet which partially remains on the reverse at one of the ends.The reverse is concave and has no decoration.Length 22.36mm,width at mid section 13.04mm,5.07mm thick and weighs 3.1gms. See no.1161, Egan and Pritchard 1991 and SUSS-6E8195
Egan, G. and Pritchard, F. 1991 Dress Accessories 1150-1450 HMSO: London
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1250
Date to: Circa AD 1500
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 22.36 mm
Width: 13.04 mm
Thickness: 5.07 mm
Weight: 3.1 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 24th December 2017
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Other reference: PastfindersI
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: East Sussex (County)
District: Lewes (District)
To be known as: Near Lewes
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egan, G. and Pritchard, F. | 1991 | Dress Accessories, c.1150-c.1450 (Medieval Finds from Excavations in London 3) (1991) | London | Stationery Office Books | 1161 |
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