Record ID: ESS-699F63
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy mount, probably late medieval. The mount is subcircular in plan and domed in section with a recessed reverse. It shows a human face of indeterminable gender. The face is moulded with a hairstyle that frames each side of the face. It has a grooved centre parting with two transverse grooves that breaks the top of the hairstyle into three rows. There are incised diagonal lines along the rows of hair which give it a textured detail. The face is moulded with a prominent triangular nose, now slightly damaged. The eyes are formed from incised lentoids with central dots. The …
Created on: Monday 19th December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Long Melford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-44FF21
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval or Post-Medieval copper alloy mount. It is circular with a central aperture and rivet attached. The rivet is 20.09mm in length. The circular part is of sheet copper alloy, and is damaged, with uneven edges and part of it bent back. The estimated diameter is 33.20mm. The upper surface has incised line decoration, showing a floral design of three petals, each bisected by a central line. There are traces of gilding on the decorated surface. The mount weighs 7.17g.
Created on: Monday 5th December 2005
Last updated: Tuesday 8th March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Covehithe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-42FBB4
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy medieval mount, or possible buckle frame. It is rectangular, with a cut-out pelta shape in one short side forming two recurved terminals. In the corners above the terminals are single rivets, and there are two rivet holes , one in each of the opposite corners. The mount is divided into three sections of equal width by two raised ridges which run the length of the piece. The central zone thus created is decorated by fine incised line cross-hatching . The two outer zones have lozenge-shaped cross-hatching. The surface has traces of a black coating (probably silver). The un…
Created on: Monday 5th December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Covehithe', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SF-426057
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
A copper-alloy stud with a domed circular head and an integral tapering square sectioned shaft which may be Roman or later in date. The head measures 15.4mm in diameter and 4.7mm in height. The shaft is 14.9mm in length and 2.5mm by 2.5mm in width and thickness.
Created on: Monday 5th December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Elveden', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-417F40
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy medieval mount. It may be part of a strap-plate mount or possibly a rectangular strap-end. It is rectangular , and made from thin sheet metal, having a single rivet hole very close to one short edge and centrally placed. This edge is incomplete, and the other three edges are worn. There are two incised lines of decoration running the full width of the mount, nearer the short edge opposite the rivet hole. Further incised lines define two boxes, each of which has a crude star shape of criss-cross lines within. The mount is 21.05mm long and 15.03mm wide. It weighs 1.40g. T…
Created on: Monday 5th December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Covehithe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-03B274
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
A copper-alloy mount which could be Roman or later in date. It is circular in shape with an integral rectangular loop projecting from the centre of the back face. It measures 22.5mm in diameter and the front face has two concentric circular grooves and a small circular knop in its centre. The back face is hollow. The copper-alloy is very silvery grey in colour which is unusual, this may be due to a high tin or lead content or possibly due to a surface coating, small patches of green corrosion products show through this surface colouration. There is a grey mass adhering to the back…
Created on: Friday 2nd December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Freckenham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-031172
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy mount most likely to be late medieval or post medieval in date. It is rectangular in shape measuring 21.7mm in length and 16mm in width. It has short sides and is 2.3mm in thickness. There are three iron rivets through it, one in two adjacent corners and another in the centre of the mount opposite these. One long edge has a central V-shaped notch. The front face is decorated with a border groove and within this a four petalled flower motif.
Created on: Friday 2nd December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Freckenham', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SF-F139C6
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy medieval circa 14th century mount. This mount measures 12.9mm in length and 8.5mm in width, it is roughly rectangular in shape with a rounded terminal, opposite the rounded terminal end there is a rectangular shaped projecting shaft, it is now unclear whether this is complete. The front face of the mount is rounded and the back face concave. There is copper-alloy rivet through the centre of the mount and its front face is decorated with cross hatched grooves.
Created on: Thursday 1st December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Freckenham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-EE9C97
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy circular mount probably medieval in date. This mount is circular in shape and measures 26.4mm in diameter, the frontface is slightly convex and back face slightly concave. It has three circular holes through it which are presumably rivet holes. The front face is gilded.
Created on: Thursday 1st December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Freckenham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-49E5F5
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy mount with hook, of unknown date. It is 29.33mm long and 8.23mm wide, weighing 1.18g. It is rectangular, and broadens towards one terminal which is rounded. The metal is then drawn out into a narrow wire, bent round to form a loop, broken at the tip and at right angles to the rounded terminal . At the opposite terminal is a rivet hole centrally placed, close to the edge of the mount. There are traces of corrosion on the reverse.On the front face there are two narrow raised lines of decoration, on either side of a shallow groove, running the length of the mount.
Created on: Wednesday 23rd November 2005
Last updated: Tuesday 8th March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Palgrave', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-493797
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy strap mount most likely to be medieval in date. This mount is roughly rectangular in shape, one corner is missing due to an old break, it measures 27.6mm by 26mm in size. Each corner has a projecting triangular shaped terminal with a central circular rivet hole, the corners also have V-shaped nocthes to either side of them. One face of this mount has traces of a white metal coating.
Created on: Wednesday 23rd November 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Whepstead', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-48B923
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy object, possibly a mount, of late Medieval or Post-Medieval date. It is a flat disc, 21.25mm in diameter, with a sub-square central perforation, with a side length of 5.13mm. The disc is decorated with a pattern of raised straight lines, two from each side of the central 'square' which continue to the rim, and dots within in each field thus created. It weighs 3.79g.
Created on: Wednesday 23rd November 2005
Last updated: Tuesday 8th March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Palgrave', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SF-345225
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
Copper-alloy bar mount of lozenge shape, most likely to be medieval in date. Measuring 14.2mm by 15mm in size. The back face is flat and the front face shaped. There is a central circular hole through this mount. The front face is decorated with a circular indentation in each quarter and straight grooves radiating from the central hole. The edges of the mount are shaped and there are traces of gilding.
Created on: Tuesday 22nd November 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Westley', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SF-344682
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper-alloy bar mount of medieval circa 14th century date. Rectangular in shape measuring 15.9mm in length and 5.6mm in width. There is a circular hole in the centre of this mount and a smaller circular rivet hole at either end, one copper-alloy rivet remains in situ. The front face is decorated with two longitudinal border grooves which have tiny zigzag indentations running along them.
Created on: Tuesday 22nd November 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Westley', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SF-1A4428
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A 16th centuy postmedieval copper-alloy decorative belt or strap mount. Rectangular in shape with rounded corners, measuring 23.7mm in length and 8.5mm in width. The front face has a worn moulded, probably foilate design and the back has two opposing integral spikes, one at either end.
Created on: Monday 21st November 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Parham', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SF-DF7F18
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two copper-alloy early post medieval 16th century decorative strap or belt mounts. 1: Heart shaped openwork mount with a fleur de lis terminal, two parallel integral spikes on the back face, measuring 24.6mm in length and 15.4mm in width, 1.92mm in weight. 2: A quatrefoil openwork mount, two integral spikes on the back face, measuring 17.9mm by 17.9mm in size and 1.74g in weight.
Created on: Friday 18th November 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Otley', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SF-DE9721
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A 16th century copper-alloy decorative strap or belt mount. This mount has rounded terminal ends with a single triangular projection in their centre, and a swollen middle, it measures 24mm in length and 15.8mm in width. The front face is decorated with a several incised lozenge-shaped grooves and a border groove, traces of gilding can also be seen. On the back face there are two parallel integral spikes, one at either end, these would have allowed the mount to be attached to a strap or belt.
Created on: Friday 18th November 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Harkstead', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SF-DE8A46
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A 16th century copper-alloy decorative strap or belt mount. This mount is acorn shaped and measures 44mm in length and 24.6mm in width. The front face is decorated with the case of the acorn represented by cross-hatched grooves, there are also traces of gilding. The back face is slighly concave and has two parallel integral spkies at either end, allowing the mount to be attached to a leather strap or belt.
Created on: Friday 18th November 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Harkstead', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SF-F81063
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy medieval mount. It is square in shape, with three out of four projecting terminals remaining on the corners, two of which are complete. The length of the sides including the terminals is 32.45mm. The centre of the mount is a hemispherical hollow dome 18.25mm in diameter, surrounded by a narrow raised strip or collar. The two complete terminals project from the corners of the mount for 9.70mm. They both have a single rivet hole, and finish in a three-pointed crown shape. The third terminal is broken off across the rivet hole and has one point of a crown only. The fourt…
Created on: Monday 7th November 2005
Last updated: Monday 28th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Somersham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-742A37
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy fragment of a probable Iron Age strap fitting or mount, perhaps most likely to have functioned as a harness mount. The fragment is flat and has a rectangular shaped part, with the beginning of a central split surviving, and this flares into a triangular shaped part which is also incomplete due to old breaks. The fragment measures 25.6mm in surviving length and 38mm in width across its widest part. The front face is decorated with four circular indentations which originally held enamel, indeed traces of a red enamel can be seen within the indentations. Two of…
Created on: Tuesday 1st November 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Barrow', grid reference and parish protected.