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HARNESS MOUNT
Unique ID: SUR-5729F4
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
Copper alloy mount, probably a hanger for a harness pendant. The mount is square, with four pierced holes for rivets. The face is stamped with an octofoil florette design comprising rounded teardrop-shaped petals. The reverse is plain and undecorated. There is a double loop suspend lug at the base of the mount, which is made from sheet metal folded back and around to the reverse side.
Class: pendant suspension mount
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1300
Date to: Circa AD 1500
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 34.1 mm
Height: 4.4 mm
Width: 28.6 mm
Thickness: 1.1 mm
Weight: 5.9 g
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Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: Winchester (District)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SU5029
Four figure Latitude: 51.05817145
Four figure longitude: -1.2879415
1:25K map: SU5029
1:10K map: SU52NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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