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HANGING BOWL

Unique ID: LANCUM-9098D7

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A copper-alloy Early Medieval hanging bowl mount or escutcheon probably dating to the c. 7th century AD. The mount consists of a discoidal mount body, with a broken hanging terminal. The terminal is decorated with three circles two of which are sub-divided into recessed squared segments decorated with milifiori glass composed of blue with white dots delineated by red. Within the very centre of the mount, a recessed circle has been inlaid with green glass or enamel. The outer circumference of the mount disc itself has also been tinned or silvered.

Millefiori is very unusual on hanging-bowl mounts; Bruce-Mitford lists 11 examples of hanging-bowls with millefiori (2005, 67). There are similar star-in-circle designs from several, such as the St Paul in the Bail bowl, the exterior base escutcheon on the Manton Warren bowl, and on the Sutton Hoo bowl 1 (Bruce-Mitford 2005, col pl. 4); the same design can also be found in an enamelled version on the Baginton bowl (Bruce-Mitford 2005, no. 93).
The length is 29mm, the width is 25mm thickness 10mm. Photos from finder.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 600
Date to: Circa AD 700

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 39 mm
Width: 27 mm
Weight: 14.41 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 7th June 2018 - Thursday 7th June 2018

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Enamel
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Hambleton (District)
Parish or ward: Raskelf (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SE5565
Four figure Latitude: 54.07799538
Four figure longitude: -1.16087639
1:25K map: SE5565
1:10K map: SE56NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Minimal cultivation

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Recording Institution: LANCUM
Created: 5 years ago
Updated: 5 years ago

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