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MOUNT

Unique ID: SF-196F7C

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A copper-alloy Medieval sexfoils strap mount, datingo to AD 1270-1450. Its is has been formed from a sheet metal, which has been cut and pressed into a circular faceted domed sexfoil shape. There are two copper-alloy rivets through the sides. The edges are slightly damaged and have two cracks running towards the centre of the mount.

As egan-Pritchard (1991, p. 189, fig. 119, no. 959). See similar example on the PAS database: SF-817784.

Diameter: 19.13 mm

Thickness: 0.81 mm

Weight: 1.08 g

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1270
Date to: Circa AD 1450

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.81 mm
Weight: 1.08 g
Diameter: 19.13 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 2nd March 2016

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: Finder's reference: Bay Thorne End, Field 1, no. 37.

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Essex (County)
District: Braintree (District)
To be known as: Bay Thorne end

Spatial coordinates

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
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

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

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