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MOUNT

Unique ID: WILT-61E8A7

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A Medieval copper alloy sexfoil mount, dating to AD 1200-1450. The mount consists of a central rounded sub-conical boss surrounded by six smaller hemispherical bosses, expanding from around its circumference. The reverse of the mount is hollow, with each individual boss having a concave reverse. There is a central perforation, retaining a separate copper alloy wire rivet.

length 14.7mm; width 13.9mm; thickness 6.2mm; weight 0.78g.

cf. Egan & Pritchard (1991: 191) nos. 1007, 1011.

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Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1200
Date to: Circa AD 1450

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 14.7 mm
Width: 13.9 mm
Thickness: 6.2 mm
Weight: 0.78 g

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: SSWM 5557

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

Region: South West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Salisbury (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SU1332
Four figure Latitude: 51.08717029
Four figure longitude: -1.81576919
1:25K map: SU1332
1:10K map: SU13SW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Grassland, Heathland

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	191	1007, 1011

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Recording Institution: WILT
Created: 4 years ago
Updated: 2 years ago

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