Record ID: PUBLIC-D4FCA4
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete post-medieval copper alloy enamelled mount for a leather strap or harness. The front of the mount has a domed surface with a near-flawless yellow enamel background which sits in the recesses of the decoration. A five-petalled flower is centrally placed on the top of the convex mount. It is surrounded by an inner circle of foliage made up of five simple curls and five leaves spaced alternately, all curving inwards towards the centre from a concentric ridge. This is then finished with an outer ring of dashed lines within an outer ridged border. The reverse of the mount is …
Created on: Sunday 29th April 2012
Last updated: Friday 8th September 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'BUCKDEN', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: CAM-C2FA76
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Published
A silver-gilt, incomplete mount or pendant of Medieval date. The fragment takes the form of a crowned lion right. The back is flat, and has sustained many scratches to the surface. The upper surface has been moulded and the lion's mane is formed by a series of irregularly shaped pellets that extend down to and around the shoulders of the fore legs. The front left leg is raised. The fore and hind right legs both have transverse breaks with the lower limbs missing. The lion is positioned passant. The tail is missing. A fragment of thin metal protrudes from the area behind the lion's nec…
Created on: Monday 16th April 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 6th May 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Saint Ives Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-57F475
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper-alloy object, possibly a mount, of probable Early-Medieval date. It is roughly shield-shaped in form, rectangular in section and slightly curved in profile with an unevenly cast back face and moulded and chip carved decoration on the front face. The top of the object has extensive tool marks and a slightly bevelled front edge, perhaps indicating that the surviving object has been re-worked from a larger item, such as a strap fitting, to give it its present form. The decoration on the front face appears to be moulded, but perhaps with some re-working or chip carving. It c…
Created on: Friday 30th March 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 24th August 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Fordham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-47FA11
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post-Medieval (probably 17th century) copper-alloy mount. The central portion of the plate-like mount is trapezoidal. At the top is a pointed-oval projection with a protruding collar at its base; at the bottom of the mount, there is an oval projection. There are two integral rivets on the reverse of the mount, both of which have been deliberately bent vertically outwards. Only the upper rivet survives intact. Much of the original white-metal coating remains on both the convex upper surface and flat underside of the mount. Dimensions: 28.9mm long, 8mm wide, 2.3mm thick. Weight: 3.1g.
Created on: Saturday 17th March 2012
Last updated: Saturday 17th March 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Easton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-A27E42
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy hooked mount of post-Medieval date. The horizontal top side of the plate has a 'V-shaped' depression at its centre. The long sides of the mount converge towards the bottom, where there is a wider collar with incised transverse groove. The integrally cast hook is of semi-circular section, backward-pointing and terminates in a blunt end. There are the remains of two iron rivets within the plate. The mount measures 36.2mm long, 13.6mm wide, 9.3mm deep (including hook) and weighs 4.21g. This hooked mount is probably a sword-belt fitting. The suggested date is 16th to 17…
Created on: Friday 9th March 2012
Last updated: Saturday 10th March 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Melbourn', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-A1E810
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy sexfoil mount of Late Medieval date (cf. Egan and Pritchard 1991: 186-193). The mount has been stamped from a sheet of metal. The central area is domed and there is a rivet hole at the middle. Around the perimeter are six petals of equal size. The mount measures 16.1mm in diameter, 6.5mm high and weighs 2.15g (filled with soil).
Created on: Friday 9th March 2012
Last updated: Friday 9th March 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Melbourn', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-B508A5
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy mount of probable Medieval date. The sheet metal mount is sub-circular and has a conical portion, located just off-centre, and pierced at its point. Traces of a white-metal solder on the underside of the rim suggest that the mount was probably attached to a metal object. The surfaces are heavily corroded. It measures 22.5mm in diameter, 6.1mm high and weighs 1.6g. Stamped sheet metal mounts are a common product of the Late Medieval period (see Egan and Pritchard 1991: 178-179/fig. 114 for examples excavated in London).
Created on: Monday 27th February 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 28th February 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Great and Little Chishill', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-1172E7
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy mount of Medieval date. It is missing one terminal due to old breaks but is otherwise complete. The mount comprises a short rectangular plate that connects the two terminals, with off-centred circular rivet hole and a border of incised rocker decoration. One terminal is preserved intact and is circular in form, slightly concave on the back face, with openwork and incised decoration on the front face. This comprises a narrow border with incised rocker decoration containing an openwork fleur-de-lis motif at the centre of the terminal. The fleur has rocker…
Created on: Tuesday 7th February 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 15th February 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Balsham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-E81EB4
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete medieval gilded copper alloy mount of unusual shape, with pendent loop. It consists of an incomplete plate, now roughly saltire-shaped with an engraved curvilinear design with traces of gilding. The design consists of curving lines forming back-to-back C shapes and echoing the shape of the arms of the saltire, overlain by a short double transverse groove in the centre. At the top of the plate is a broken rivet hole. There is a second rivet hole at the other end of the plate, just above the loop. This is narrow, D-shaped in cross-section and emerges from the base of the p…
Created on: Tuesday 24th January 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd October 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-B3D2E3
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete early post-medieval copper-alloy mount dating to the 16th or 17th century. The mount is flat, and on its reverse is missing one of its integral spiked attachment lugs. The surviving spike is bent over. The mount is long, shaped into four rounded or sub-triangular lobes Its surface has been silvered, and the object is in fair condition. It measures 24.1mm in length, is 8.6mm in width, has a thickness of 1.9mm, and weighs 1.9g. For a very similar example, see KENT-84E957.
Created on: Saturday 21st January 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 25th September 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-AAF883
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete medieval copper-alloy mount dating to c. 1270-1350 AD. A faceted mount with a sexfoil shape and hollow reverse. There are the remains of two copper-alloy rivets in situ, through the centre of opposite foils; there is also a small hole in the edge, caused through wear. The object measures 18.7mm in diameter, has a thickness of 0.6mm, and weighs 0.9g. It is in fair condition with a green patina. A similar mount is shown in Read 2001, 15, no. 102; also there are several in Egan and Pritchard 1991, from contexts of c. 1270-1450 (1991, 187-188, nos. 958-985).
Created on: Saturday 21st January 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd October 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-AA1D05
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete early Anglo-Saxon gilded copper alloy mount, probably from horse harness. A small, thin, sub-rectangular mount with a triple-strand interlace design on one surface, partly obscured by dark corrosion. On its reverse are the remains of two integral circular-section attachment lugs, one above the other. The object measures 16.4mm in length, is a maximum of 9.1mm wide, has a thickness of 1.3mm ,and weighs 1.3g. The long edge curve and taper slightly. Compare LANCUM-72AF71 and GLO-878818. Probably late 6th or early 7th century.
Created on: Saturday 21st January 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 12th December 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NARC-001346
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An almost complete Post-Medieval copper-alloy mount in the form of an acorn. The mount is slightly convex at the front and concave at the rear. The seed is plain with a small knop at the top. The cupola is cross-hatched with an angled stalk at the base. At the rear there are two integral tapering spikes which are circular in cross-section and the tips of both are worn and broken. The front would originally probably have been gilded, although no evidence of that currently remains. Mounts in similar form and style have been published by Brian Read. (Read 2001: 29, fig. 22, refs. …
Created on: Friday 13th January 2012
Last updated: Friday 13th January 2012
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: PUBLIC-C70AB3
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete Post Medieval copper-alloy mount, cast in one piece. It has a central rounded lobe decorated with a quatrefoil, perhaps floral, design on its surface, made up of crescent-shaped punch marks; these retain traces of gilding in their recesses. There is a smaller lobe to both top and bottom, of different shapes. One is slightly smaller and lozengiform or acorn-shaped, and the other is slightly larger and shaped like a circle with part of the edge removed by a straight line. This strange shape appears to be original, and may be a casting flaw. Both smaller lobes have an incom…
Created on: Tuesday 10th January 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 31st January 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-C6B587
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete Post Medieval cast copper alloy mount, 16th or 17th century AD. The mount is asymmetrical and slightly convex on its front. It has a roughly triangular body with a collared knop projecting from its base, and a similar design at its apex. One of its two integral attachment spikes has been lost in antiquity, but the other survives and is bent outwards. It is in otherwise good condition. The mount measures 27.3mm in length,9.9mm in width, 2.2mm in thickness , and weighs 1.8g.
Created on: Tuesday 10th January 2012
Last updated: Thursday 13th December 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-C67408
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete Post Medieval cast copper alloy mount, 16th or 17th century. The mount is asymmetrical in shape and flat. The shape is a series of lobes, from one end to the other rounded, triangular, rectangular and either triangular or lozenge-shaped. Both integral attachment spikes have been lost in antiquity. The object has been silvered on both sides, and is in fair condition. It measures 24.6mm in length, 8.0mm in width, 1.2mm in thickness, and weighs 1.5g. Similar mounts may be seen in Read 2001, Metal Artefacts of Antiquity, p. 35.
Created on: Tuesday 10th January 2012
Last updated: Thursday 13th December 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-C28806
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast metal mount in the form of an animal's head. It is D-shaped in cross-section, with a flat base and a domed upper surface forming the head. The head is pear-shaped with a blunt point representing the muzzle. Above this are two engraved drop-shaped eyes with their tapering point towards the muzzle. Behind the eyes are faint traces of a groove running laterally across the head. No other decoration is visible under magnification. Traces of mercury gilding survive in the engraved eyes, on the lower edge either side of the muzzle, and in one end of the possible groove over t…
Created on: Tuesday 10th January 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 18th September 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-AC2423
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete Post Medieval cast copper alloy mount, 16th or 17th century. A flat asymmetrical mount with one integral spike, bent outwards, and the stump of a missing second. In shape it is a series of lobes, from one end to the other lozengiform, rounded, triangular, a narrow collar then rounded or lozengiform again. In good condition, with traces of a black coating on the front surface. The object measures 26.7mm in length, 7.0mm in width, has a thickness of 1.8mm, and weighs 1.6g.. A similar example may be seen in Read 2001, Metal Artefacts of Antiquity, p.35.
Created on: Monday 9th January 2012
Last updated: Thursday 13th December 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-ABDA91
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete die-stamped sexfoil copper alloy mount, probably of medieval date. Roughly circular with a central boss and flatter flange surrounding it. The flange seems to be die-stamped with six double petals; the number of lobes is less clear on the boss. There is a central rivet hole with a copper-alloy rivet. The object measures 16.5mm in diameter, thickness of the sheet 0.3mm, and weighs 0.7g. It is in good condition with a grey/green patina. Similar mounts are well known from medieval contexts, especially in the 14th and 15th centuries (Egan and Pritchard 1991, 186-92) but thes…
Created on: Monday 9th January 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 12th December 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-83BD14
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete Post-Medieval cast copper-alloy mount, 16th or 17th century. The mount is at least partly in the shape of a human face, wearing a wide-brimmed hat (three rounded lobes at one end) and with bushy shoulder-length hair. There may be a ruff or necklace around the neck consisting of three small pellets. Below is a central boss, with three smaller bosses in a curved shape to either side. At the bottom are two projecting bosses, one above the other. On the reverse are two integral hooked spikes, bent outwards. The object has traces of a black coating. It is in good conditio…
Created on: Saturday 7th January 2012
Last updated: Thursday 13th December 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE', grid reference and parish protected.