2024-03-29T07:13:48+00:00https://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/jsonhttps://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/xmlhttps://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/rsshttps://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/atomhttps://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/kmlhttps://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/geojsonhttps://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/qrcodehttps://finds.org.uk/database/search/results1120City of Portsmouth1Unitary AuthorityPOST MEDIEVAL1Metal detectorHAMP38F63E.jpg3725411417611MDGildedUnitary AuthorityCertain3HAMP372541800Baffinsx142215.32City of Portsmouth106272018-04-27T13:26:45ZReturned to finderSouth EastCirca
A possibly incomplete probably medieval to post-medieval (1200-1800) copper-alloy mount, perhaps a book fitting, with a single integral rivet to the reverse.
At one end of the artefact is a square, measuring 15.8mm in length and 18.6mm. Each corner has a pointed oval cut out, leaving a central cross with square ends. There are faint traces of gilding remaining within grooves which outline the pointed ovals, but not discernible anywhere else. The integral rivet protrudes to reverse of this square, measuring 9.7mm in length and 3.1mm thick. There is a slight notch at the end.
Extending from the square is a long rectangular strip, which has been bent, and measures 41.1mm in length. The strip is flat, 1.0mm thick and is 5.8mm wide, tapering outwards slightly to 8.8mm. There is a small tear which can be seen on the back of this strip, near the bottom, but is more apparent on the back than the front. In total, the artefact measures 56.5mm in length, 18.6mm wide and weighs 5.34g.
Katie Hinds56.57-1.05072543HAMP-38F82D89614313Hampshire Cultural Trust Object Entry Form WINCM 645POST MEDIEVALBOOK FITTINGSU6700finds-8961431118.610HAMP-38F63EUncertain1200x41047images/flojohnstonehamp/11011252PAS5AC38F63001F3242018-04-03T15:27:47ZCertainx142213650.79570064MEDIEVALCopper alloy41421MD1Circa29http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/MEDIEVALPossiblyUnitary Authority Ward2022-07-14T07:14:36.984Z