Record ID: SF-9415B3
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper-alloy 'Limoges style' cross mount, enameled and gilded figurine depicting a saint (possibly the Virgin Mary),  dating c. AD 1100 - 1300. It is broadly rectangular in plan with the head centred on a circular projection representing a halo or nimbus. The upper surface of the figurine is convex and the reverse is concave except the circular halo which is flat. The body of the figure has two circular rivet holes pierced through it; one on the chest and one centred adjacent to the lower edge. The bottom of the mount…
Created on: Friday 12th April 2024
Last updated: Friday 12th April 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sibton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-518470
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy decorative mount, of Medieval date. It is broadly cruciform in shape with the remains of an iron rivet or lug in the centre of the mount. Two bars extend out, with the remains of a third incomplete arm also present, and the two remaining arms have square-shaped terminals, one terminal is bend back on itself.  At the top of the cruciform is a decorative fleur de lis head. There is corrosion, and no decoration is evidence.  Length: 26.19mm Width: 43.60mm Weight: 8.69g
Created on: Tuesday 9th April 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 9th April 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Combs', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-3D082C
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a copper-alloy Medieval belt mount. It is acorn shaped, with a integral rivet to the reverse,  Diameter: 9.05mm Weight: 1.14g
Created on: Monday 8th April 2024
Last updated: Monday 8th April 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Debenham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-C1B665
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy sexfoil mount of Medieval date. A flower-like sexfoil mount copper-alloy sheeting, faceted, domed with one integral rivet (one of which is missing due to old breaks in the sheeting), dating to the 14th Century, similar examples can be found in Egan and Pritchard, 1991, pg 189, plate 119). There is evidence of white metal coating.  Height: 6.94mm Width: 18.52mm Weight: 1.21g
Created on: Tuesday 2nd April 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd April 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sutton', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SF-53EFFB
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy sexfoil mount of Medieval date. A flower-like sexfoil mount copper-alloy sheeting, faceted, domed with two separate rivets (one of which is missing) and central hole, dating to the 14th Century, similar examples can be found in Egan and Pritchard, 1991, pg 189, plate 119). There is evidence of white metal coating.  Weight: 1.36g Diameter: 22.48mm
Created on: Thursday 28th March 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd April 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Yaxley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-18A9B9
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper-alloy Medieval Limoges figurine. The figurine depicts a three-quarter length standing figure that is cast flat and rectangular in form with the exception of the head. This is cylindrical with a flattened top and back face and has moulded decoration comprising of  eyes, nose and mouth, the eyes consist of inlayed blue glass. The reverse of the face has an integral cyclindrical rivet for attachement. The figure is depicted wearing a long gown that hangs in folds creating multiple small fields originally filled with enamel. The arms of the figure are …
Created on: Monday 25th March 2024
Last updated: Monday 25th March 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Redgrave', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SF-421AA0
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper-alloy Roman vessel mount dating to the 2nd-3rd Century. It is broadly rectangular and roughly semi-circular in cross section. The mount depicts a female head with stylised features,with a headdress or helmet.  At the base of the face there is drapery decorated with incised grooves. The face is fairly worn with oval eyes, moulded nose and mouth. The headdress terminates in a circular loop which would have allowed the handle to be attached to the vessel at a 45 degree angle. The loop also has incised decoration, also the surface is worn so the full d…
Created on: Friday 15th March 2024
Last updated: Friday 15th March 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Rattlesden', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-0293FC
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Roman copper-alloy mount dating to circa AD 100-300. The lower half is crescentic (or pelta) with inverted rounded knops on each terminal, leading to a break. The reverse is concave with a copper allloy rivet projecting from the lower elements of the mount. The mount is similar to Bishop and Coulston 1993L pg 156, no 9 and a number recorded on the PAS database including SF-7B39DD; OXON-998CA4; BM-B5D6AB; BH-59AF9D and SOM-1F75EF5. The example in Bishop and Coulston was recovered from Cirencester and believed to be associa…
Created on: Tuesday 12th March 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 12th March 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tostock', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-72F85A
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper-alloy mount of probable medieval date (c.1150-1450 AD). Description: The mount is square in plan, and flat except for a central integral attahcment spike on the reverse. The decoration is in shallow relief. The front has a central circular raised boss, surrounded by two concentric, raised squares at 45 degrees to the square shape of the mount. The edge of the mount is decorated with a 16 petalled border. The patina is dark brown. Measurements: length 20.51mm; width 19.89mm; thickness (excluding pin) 3.17mm; height (including pin) 6.84mm; weight 4.75g …
Created on: Tuesday 5th March 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd April 2024
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: ESS-5DE4EA
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast lead mount of medieval to post-medieval date (c.1300-1600). Description: The mount is in the form of a five-armed wavy star, two of which surive, the rest being stubs. Each slightly curved arm is sub-triangular in cross-section so that they are rasied at their centres. Smaller arms, inbeween these, are all broken off at their bases. The reverse of the mount is flat. There are two tiny circular indents on the left, and it is unclear if these are mirrored on the right. The mount has a medium grey patina.  Measurements: Length: 27.4mm; Width: 22.6m…
Created on: Monday 4th March 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd April 2024
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SF-F723FE
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Medieval copper-alloy mount, rectanuglar in shape with incised decoration on the front face and one surviving circular rivet hole. 22.9mm length, 15.6mm width, 3.77g.
Created on: Friday 16th February 2024
Last updated: Monday 18th March 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Coddenham', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SF-FD34E7
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper-alloy medieval sexfoil mount. It is formed from a disc of sheet metal stamped to create a convex outer face, concave reverse and ridges radiating outwards from the centre creating six lobes. There are two small circular holes at equal distance from ones another at the rim, both containing in situ copper-alloy rivets. The outer edge has been irregularly trimmed to the shape of the lobes. Egan and Pritchard (1991, 26, fig.13) date this style of mount to c.AD 1270-1450. Diameter: 24.02mm, thickness: 6.32mm, weight: 1.31g
Created on: Thursday 11th January 2024
Last updated: Thursday 11th January 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Mildenhall', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-00B48C
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper-alloy Medieval bar-mount with separate rivet and separate pendant loop, dating 1350 - 1400 AD.  The bar-mount comprises a hanging plate and a pendant loop. The mount has a larger square front and a smaller diamond shaped reverse. The hanging plate is formed by a single sheet folded over on itself to form a handing loop. Attached to the loop is a circular pendant loop that is sub-circular in section.  Diameter of pendent loop - 14.79mm, Thickness  -1.96mm  See Read (2016) p24 & 29, fig 173.
Created on: Monday 18th December 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd January 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ashfield cum Thorpe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-DFF43A
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper-alloy object the shape of a human head with an integral rivet or attachment stud on the reverse, probably a Roman military belt fitting. It is heavily abraded and has lost most of its original surface. The head is oval when viewed face-on, tapering slightly asymmetrically in the lower half; the upper jawline from the ear to the chin is straight on one side and convex on the other.  It is plano-convex in cross-section; with the exception of the stud it is broadly flat on the reverse.  The eyes survive as two oval or sub-circular areas of the metal that have a slightly …
Created on: Monday 4th December 2023
Last updated: Friday 8th December 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: ESS-749B73
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy bar mount of medieval date (c.1350 - 1450). Description: The object has an oval body, narrowing at each end to arms which end in rounded terminals, only one of which remains. It is D shaped in cross-section with five ridges formed by grooving on the central lobe. These have diagonal scores giving a cross-hatched appearence in places. The remaining arm has an integral lug on the back. The lobe, and lug are missing from the other end of the bar. There are visible file marks on the reverse. The object has a dark green, shiny p…
Created on: Wednesday 29th November 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 3rd January 2024
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SF-489DB9
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper-alloy medieval harness pendant suspension mount. The main body of the mount is flattened lozenge shape with an abrupt break across its outer end. Projecting from one pointed end are two parallel flattened sub-oval arms, positioned at a right-angle, the outer end of one of these missing. Each of these is pierced with a small central hole now filled with corrosion. Originally a separate pendant would have sat between these arms allowing it to swing between them. Projecting from the centre of the reverse of the mount is a irregularly faceted attachment lug. The surface o…
Created on: Monday 27th November 2023
Last updated: Thursday 7th December 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bedingfield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-47D1B6
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Post Medieval copper-alloy probable suspension mount dating to circa AD 1550-1700. Broadly T-shaped in plan and plano-convex in section, the central element consists of a discoidal panel. Now heavily corroded, its front face is possibly anthropomorphic, decorated with a human head. Projecting from either edge are pointed oval knops. At the apex is a suspension loop. A median, separately made copper alloy circular rivet is in situ on the reverse. White metal coating covers the both faces.  
Created on: Monday 27th November 2023
Last updated: Thursday 18th January 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Debenham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-472974
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy mount of probable post-medieval date. It is a narrow strip shape with a complete terminal to one end, a break at the other end and a hooked section projecting at a right-angle from the outer face towards the break. The terminal consists of a rounded knop pierced with a small circular hole and a longer knop projecting from the centre of its outer end. The section of the strip between the terminal and the hook is D-shaped in cross-section with a rounded outer face while the remainder beyond the hook has a narrower rectangular cross-section. The surface of the m…
Created on: Monday 27th November 2023
Last updated: Thursday 15th February 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ashfield cum Thorpe', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SF-A2BDDD
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a copper-alloy medieval bar mount. It is a narrow strip shape, D-shaped in cross-section with a rounded outer face and with a break to one end and decorative terminal at the other. The terminal is circular in shape with a circular attachment hole through the centre and a narrow knop projecting from its outer end. The edge of a further attachment hole can be seen within the break. The surface of the metal is heavily corroded and it is bent slightly out of shape. The size and form of the mount suggests that it is likely to be from a casket rather than a belt or strap.…
Created on: Thursday 26th October 2023
Last updated: Thursday 7th December 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ashfield cum Thorpe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-8DC40C
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy anthropomorphic probable mount of probable medieval (or possible post-medieval) date. It takes the form of a male helmeted head with a rough break across its lower end. The outer face is moulded with the outline of a simple helmet across the top of the head and down each side as far as the ears and crescentic moulding covering the mouth, while the eyes and nose are defined with simple lines. The reverse of the object is concave. The metal has the red-brown patina more typical of post-medieval objects.  A small, disperate group o…
Created on: Wednesday 25th October 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 5th March 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tostock', grid reference and parish protected.