Record ID: ESS-69E65A
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy mount of probable post-Medieval date. The head of the mount is of flat section and has an oval central area. A fan-like projection extends upwards from the top end of this central area, and there is a pointed lobe at the base. On the underside, an integral rivet projects backwards from just below halfway, tapering to a point. It is possible that there was originally a second such rivet, which is now missing. Dimensions: 20.3mm long, 8.3mm wide, 3.9mm thick (1.6mm excluding rivet).
Created on: Sunday 2nd November 2014
Last updated: Saturday 28th July 2018
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: ESS-043B89
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
An unfinished silver sexfoil mount, dating to the 17th century. The object is formed of an openwork sexfoil with a central flat circular boss and a sub circular pin rod emanating from one of the foils. Around the boss are radiating engraved lines. There are projections, possibly casting sprues, from two juxtaposed foils. One has broken close to the foil and the other is broken further along. Along the edge of the surviving projection is a similar design to that which runs around the edge of the boss. The design is either intended and the projections are part of the object, or they are…
Created on: Friday 29th August 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 4th October 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Great Canfield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-900942
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy sword belt hanger of Post Medieval date (AD 1600-1700). The object consists of a flat plate with a trilobed outer knop that widens towards an old break. The main plate bears moulded foliate (leaves) decoration and bears a circular attachment hole at the terminal end. The lower edge of the mount extends into an integral suspension eye, from which hooked plates would have been hung. The reverse is flat and undecorated. The metal has mid grey-green patina. It is 30.2mm long, 29.9mm wide, 3.1mm thick and weighs 7.47g. A similar example is illustrated in Re…
Created on: Wednesday 30th July 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 30th July 2014
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Record ID: ESS-7131F6
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
A cast silver alloy mount or belt fitting. The mount is broadly trapezoidal with the upper edge being shorter and straight with angled corners, widening to a larger lower edge with rounded corners. It is 'D'-shaped in cross section with a flat back and rounded upper face. The upper face has a cast design consisting of three raised hollow collets positioned along the lower edge of the mount. The casting of these collets has been augmented with filing to create radiating lines around their outer edge. The internal depression on each is even but does not seem to be designed to hold a sto…
Created on: Monday 17th March 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 24th August 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Chelmsford District', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-A0F992
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of a copper alloy mount, dating to the Post Medieval period. The mount is the lower half of openwork mount, in the form of a fleur de lis. The lis points downwards, with the side points curving into two loops. The mount is broken across the top. This would have formed a 'heart' shape (triangular with rounded ends and a point in the centre of the upper edge), now lost. LEIC-DE4755, on this database, is a more complete example. The remains of an attachment spike on the reverse, now worn to a stub. The mount now measures 20.1mm in length, 17.4mm in width at the loops, 4.3mm …
Created on: Tuesday 11th February 2014
Last updated: Monday 17th February 2014
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: ESS-D5D842
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast, copper alloy zoomorphic mount, of possible Medieval or Post Medieval (1300-1700 AD) date. The mount consists of a broadly rectangular attachment plate which flares at the end and has a slight projection at the centre. Two circular, drilled rivet holes are located towards the end of the attachment plate. From the plate, an integral curving beast projects formed of a slender neck with ovoid shoulders at either side. The beast terminates in a moulded head with triangular ears, rounded face with ovoid eyes and narrower, rounded snout. An incised mouth is visible at each side of the …
Created on: Monday 20th January 2014
Last updated: Monday 17th November 2014
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Record ID: ESS-C08FF5
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy probable mount, likely dating to the Medieval or early Post Medieval periods. The mount is 'amphora' shaped; triangular with rounded ends, with a rounded knop at the widest end and a horizontal bar at the narrowest end. The plate of the mount is slightly convex. A circular hole is situated in the centre of the rounded knop and at the tapering end, both filled with a separate copper alloy rivet, circular in section. The rivet at the knop is missing the end on the reverse, whilst the rivet at the narrow end has a widened and flattened plate to keep it in place. The mount h…
Created on: Tuesday 7th January 2014
Last updated: Friday 17th January 2014
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: ESS-C04B87
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy bar mount dating to the Medieval period. The mount takes the form of a circular section flanked by two small rectangular outer ends. The circular centre is domed with a concave back and convex front. The rectangular ends are 'D'-shaped in section with a flat back and slightly convex front. The ends have a pierced circular hole in which rivets would have sat, now missing. The front is decorated with four transverse incised lines across the centre; the lines go right up to both edges. There are several shorter vertical incised lines crossing the transverse ones in the centr…
Created on: Tuesday 7th January 2014
Last updated: Friday 17th January 2014
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Record ID: ESS-4F9607
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An almost complete and worn, cast copper alloy mount dating to the Post Medieval period. The mount is openwork with a 'Celtic' cross design, that is a cross within a circular border. A fleur des lis extends from two opposite ends of the cross, outside of the circular border whilsts smaller knops extend from the remaining two ends. The front of the mount has moulded design consisting of repeating raised pellets with a larger pellet in the centre of the cross. The reverse is plain except for an integral copper alloy rivet prejecting from the back of one fleur des lis terminal. The secon…
Created on: Thursday 14th November 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 2nd April 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'White Roothing', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-4E6425
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy, Post Medieval mount in the form of a rose. The moulded cinquefoil rose on the upper face in has two layers of five petals around a central pellet. The outer edge of the mount is irregular, possibly indicating either that the design was not cut properly or that the mount was originally wider. The outer rows of petals are moulded crescents, while those around the pellet are sub-circular. Two integral, copper alloy spikes are located on the reverse of the mount. Both rivets taper in thickness forming points and are bent at 90 degrees where they would have held i…
Created on: Thursday 14th November 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 2nd April 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'White Roothing', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-4E3AC6
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An almost complete cast copper alloy Post Medieval mount in the shape of an acorn, dating to around the 17th century AD. The mount is in the shape of an acorn with a half oval upper part, representing the fruit, which is plain with a knop at the top of the mount. Two parallel transverse lines, approximately 2mm apart, divide the fruit from the cupola. The lower part of the mount, representing the cupola, has a cross-hatched pattern. There is a small rectangular tab at the base of the cupola, representing the stalk. The mount bears small traces of gilding towards the top of the frui…
Created on: Thursday 14th November 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 2nd April 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'White Roothing', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-C0E820
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy strap mount in the form of an acorn, dating to the Post Medieval period (AD 1500 - AD 1700). The mount is broadly oval in shape with a rounded and plain top depicting the acorn nut, an expanded middle covered with incised cross hatching that represents the cupola and a narrowed rectangular plain tab at the bottom representing the stalk. The junctions between the seed and cupola and cupola and stalk is defined by a transverse rib. The reverse has one of two integral attachment spikes remaining, located on the reverse of the nut section. It is circular in s…
Created on: Monday 14th October 2013
Last updated: Friday 1st November 2013
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: ESS-2B8E38
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
Heart-shaped convex mount with hollow reverse. The front has a heart-shaped boss decorated with a broad groove with well-preserved black niello inlay; the grooved line has a V-shaped base and inward-sloping sides before ending in outward-turning scrolls. The central boss is linked to the edge of the object by three regularly spaced broad ridges, the lower two slightly upwards-curving and inlaid with a nielloed curve and the uppermost rounded with a central niello blob. The broad flange around is undecorated. The reverse is hollow, with much concreted soil adhering, and has a stub to e…
Created on: Monday 7th October 2013
Last updated: Monday 24th March 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Boxted Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-2B2E50
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
Description: Silver rectangular mount, recently broken into two parts across the middle just to one side of the centre. It has symmetrical relief decoration embellished with niello inlay and traces of gilding. Both short ends are raised into D-section mouldings, and the decoration on these are more worn than on the rest of the mount. The mouldings have on them central relief leaf shapes, with rounded top towards the centre and trapezoidal base at the edge of the mount. These are flanked by further, lower shapes with more curvy outlines, again perhaps intended as leaves; at each corner…
Created on: Monday 7th October 2013
Last updated: Monday 23rd October 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Boxted Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-00C8D4
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Complete copper alloy mount with two integral spikes to the reverse, probably dating to the Post Medieval period. The mount consists of narrow central plate which flares in width at two central lateral ridges before expanding into a pelta shaped (crescentic) terminal. The lower curved edge is emphasised with an inscribed line mirroring the shape, forming a border. The mount is domed with a convex outer surface and concave reverse. The reverse bears two integral copper alloy spikes. the spikes appear to start to curve but terminate in worn breaks. It measures 33.8mm in length, 23.4m…
Created on: Friday 12th July 2013
Last updated: Tuesday 7th January 2014
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Record ID: ESS-BE57E6
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An almost complete copper alloy mount or belt fitting, probably dating to the Medieval period. The object comprises of a 'D' shaped in section plate with a flat back and rounded upper face forming a rectangular bar with a central circular expansion. The expansion has a circular hole at the centre. The end of each bar thins in width forming an integral wire which curves to the reverse and expands to a circular terminal. A copper alloy rivet connects this terminal to the front bar. One such terminal survives completely whereas the other end is broken at the end of the bar and only a fra…
Created on: Tuesday 9th July 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 14th August 2013
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: ESS-BE44A4
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy mount with integral spikes dating to the Post Medieval period. The mount is broadly rectangular in plan, expanding in width slightly to the upper edge where it terminates in a narrowed and rounded point. Traces of gilding survives on the front of the mount in two lateral rectangular strips at the lower edge and one vertical rectangular strip extending from the pointed tip approximately one third of the way down the length of the mount. The lateral gilding appears to be applied to two incised strips across the width of the mount, possibly accounting for its preservation. T…
Created on: Tuesday 9th July 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 14th August 2013
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: ESS-80AB52
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Bedford
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval cast copper alloy strap mount of probable 17th century date. The mount has two circular knops linked by a flared triangular central section forming a flat plate. One circular knop is smaller that the other and the smaller of the two terminates in a small point. On the reverse are two integral attachment spikes, located one each on the reverse of the circular knops. The spikes are broadly oval in section and bend out towards the top and bottom of the mount. The spike on the reverse of the smaller knop is complete whilst the other is broken mid-way along the shaft. The bre…
Created on: Monday 24th June 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 10th July 2013
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: ESS-EA5641
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Description: Roughly circular or slightly oval gold object, apparently made from a piece of flat sheet. An oval area in the centre has been raised, and this pierced in the centre by a small circular hole c. 1mm in diameter. The face with the raised centre has fine concentric lines scratched or engraved around the flange, and an edge which appears slightly thickened in places. The raised centre has broad lines scored across it, perhaps as a result of damage while in the soil. The other face does not appear to have any markings other than those caused by general wear and tear. The circu…
Created on: Monday 29th April 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 26th February 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'East of Colchester', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-8F8465
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval copper alloy mount with two integral spikes. The mount has a drop shaped main section; a rectangular terminal which expands to a triangular plate from which extends a tri-lobed terminal with two rounded lateral lobes and one central vertical lobe more triangular in shape. There is a possible break at the rectangular end. Both the front and back of the mount is plain except for evidence of tinning on all surfaces. The spikes on the back are located in the centre of the plate, one at the rectangular terminal and one in the centre of the two lateral lobes. One spike is comp…
Created on: Monday 11th February 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 13th February 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'White Notley', grid reference and parish protected.