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MOUNT
Unique ID: BUC-2F1BB0
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A complete Medieval copper alloy mount dating to c. 1350 - c.1400. The mount is sub-rectangular in form with trefoil ends. The front of the mount is convex and narrows towards the centre then flares back outwards. It is decorated with a symmetrical motif which is made of one sheet which has been die-stamped. The decoration consists of trefoil ends which are formed by way of two vertical grooves. Joining the two trefoil ends are two transverse horizontal grooves in the centre of the mount. In the centre of these grooves the complete rivet rests still in-situ. The reverse of the mount is concave with the rivet projecting through. The rivet has a circular attachment at its terminal. The mount has a dark green patina.
The mount is 15.6mm in length, 11.7mm in width, 4.9mm in thickness, and weighs 0.90g.
A very similar mount can be seen in Read, 2001, page 14, fig.8, no. 94. This mount was found in found in South-West Wiltshire and was dated to c. 1350 - c.1400.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1350
Date to: Circa AD 1400
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 15.6 mm
Width: 11.7 mm
Thickness: 4.9 mm
Weight: 0.9 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 12th October 2017 - Thursday 12th October 2017
Rally details.
This object was found at Weekend Wanderers Bucks Oct 2017 American Tour 2
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: AYBCM 4774
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Buckinghamshire (County)
District: Aylesbury Vale (District)
Parish or ward: Thornton (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SP7435
Four figure Latitude: 52.00850986
Four figure longitude: -0.9232998
1:25K map: SP7435
1:10K map: SP73NW
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Read, B. | 2001 | Metal artefacts of antiquity: A catalogue of small finds from specific areas of the United Kingdom | Langport | Portcullis Publishing | Page 14, fig.8, no. 94 |
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