Record ID: CAM-49F9C9
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy artefact of Early-Medieval date but uncertain function. This is most probably an incomplete mount, possibly related to stirrups or some other harness fitting. It weighs 8.24g and has a maximum width of 24.6mm. The length is currently 38.8mm, however a break is present at both ends (very worn at the wider end of the artefact and moderately worn at the tapering end). In its incomplete state the object has a pear or tear-drop shape. The reverse surface is undecorated and flat, however a concave depression is present on the reverse behind an area of moulding on …
Created on: Friday 20th March 2020
Last updated: Saturday 25th September 2021
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: CAM-338B95
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete gold and garnet stud dating to the early Anglo-Saxon period. The stud is circular and consists of a base-plate of gold sheet to which has been soldered a gold collar and cloisonné cells for garnets. The collar is made from a band of twisted, beaded wire running around the outside edge of the stud, and an inner border comprising a single strand of beaded wire. Some of the beading appears worn. Inside the collar is an upright gold strip forming an outer wall for the cloisonné cell-work. This wall curves slightly inwards towards the top, to form a cabochon shape for th…
Created on: Wednesday 11th November 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 26th July 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'East Cambridgeshire District Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: CAM-C8CF22
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy sub-lozenge shaped, elongated hexagonal, mount of Early-Medieval date that has broken into two parts with an irregular transverse fresh break. The artefact has a weight of 8.41mm, and would have had a total length of 54.0mm before breaking into two parts 15.5mm from one of the terminal ends. The central rectangular area of the mount has a width of 15.9mm, to either side the mount tapers to a point thus forming a triangular terminal. Each change in angle expands slightly to accommodate a decorative pellet of c. 4.6mm diameter. On the upper surface of the a…
Created on: Friday 8th May 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 10th May 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Folksworth and Washingley Parish Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: CAM-511D9F
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Published
A cast gilded silver terminal in the shape of an animal's head. Extensive gilding survives across much of the surface. The beast's head is elongated and its snout curves downwards and back upwards underneath. Subtle moulding represents the end of the upper and lower jaws, from which protrudes a long tongue. This widens as it extends to touch the underside of the beast's head, closing the loop and forming a circular aperture 3.90mm in diameter. The creature's mouth is formed from a single incised line following the curve of the muzzle. The mouth itself is contained within an incised bo…
Created on: Thursday 3rd July 2014
Last updated: Friday 2nd February 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Croydon Parish Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: CAM-B9DFC5
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Published
Description: Tiny gold filigree-decorated mount in the shape of a bird, now slightly crushed but apparently never of very fine workmanship. It has a flat gold backplate with a beaded-wire border running around the small crescent-shaped profile head looking left, probably intended as a that of a predatory bird; two wings, one curved and pointed but the other (under the head) just a rounded circle; and flared base, perhaps intended to represent a tail. The beaded wire of this border is about 0.7mm in diameter and is very worn, rubbed flat in places and scraped in others; it is missing e…
Created on: Monday 14th April 2014
Last updated: Friday 11th December 2020
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: CAM-123165
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Published
Description: Incomplete silver object, perhaps part of a large thick silver Anglo-Saxon oval mount, or the terminal from a solid cast strap-end. The object is now D-shaped, with Winchester-style decoration in sharp relief, best viewed when the object is held with the curved side uppermost. The front is decorated with a central stem in relief. The lowest surviving element of the stem is an inverted triangle with a rectangular projection rising from the centre; the triangle is emphasised with two longitudinal grooves, one of which appears to have a tiny fragment of niello inlay, and …
Created on: Thursday 25th July 2013
Last updated: Thursday 4th December 2014
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: CAM-758D07
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Published
A gilded copper-alloy mount of Early Medieval date. The mount is flat and circular, with a diameter of 20.70mm and a thickness of 2.07mm. The mount weighs 4.2g. The upper surface has a gilded chip-carved design consisting of three interlaced Style II animals in profile. Each has a single double-strand hind leg with a drop-shaped hip and three-toed foot, a triple-strand body (with the central strand beaded) and double-strand open jaws which bite the body of the animal in front. The upper parts of the relief are at the same height as the surface of the mount. The undecorated rim retains…
Created on: Thursday 30th May 2013
Last updated: Tuesday 25th June 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Huntingdon District Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: CAM-4E3706
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
Description: Double-sided mount made from two similar thick niello-inlaid rectangular silver plates. The short edges are shaped, each around two rivets with a point between the two; all four separate silver rivets survive, three with circular heads at one end of 3mm diameter. Strangely, these expanded heads are set two on one face (in diagonally opposite corners) and one on the other face; the opposite ends are only 2mm in diameter and are flat. Two rivets appear to be complete and have lengths of 8.4mm and 9.1mm. The long edges are all decorated with a row of squarish pellets (lad…
Created on: Monday 4th March 2013
Last updated: Thursday 5th March 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Uttlesford District Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: CAM-F9D186
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A zoomorphic copper-alloy mount of Early-Medieval date and Anglo-Scandinavian style. The mount has a projecting nose, pointed oval eyes and a probable lobe and spirals at the upper end, now broken. Weight is 9.86g, length is 36.66mm, width is 13.89mm, thickness 8.38mm. This artefact is likely to date to the 11th century AD. It can be compared with WAW-469540 on this database. Also see WMID-C6E687 & WILT-45D0F7.
Created on: Monday 4th February 2013
Last updated: Monday 4th April 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'East Cambridgeshire District Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: CAM-2298A5
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Published
Pyramidal mount made from gilded silver with relief decoration on the flat top and the sides. Each corner has a projecting pierced attachment lug, one having broken away (fresh breaks). The square panel on the top is decorated with four deeply engraved pointed-oval leaf or petal shapes arranged in a saltire and retaining gilding in the recesses. Each of the side panels is decorated with a central stem which branches at the top into two, each stem then curling downwards to end in a long crescent-shaped leaf. The bulbous leaves with pointed ends are similar to those on the plant ornam…
Created on: Wednesday 21st December 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 24th July 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Huntingdon District Area', grid reference and parish protected.