Record ID: PUBLIC-F7BDA5
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy Roman mount of uncertain function The mount is complete (with an overall length of 37.3mm and a weight of 6.6g). At one end of the mount is a circular loop (9.6m external diameter with an internal diameter of 4.3mm and a width of 5.4mm) of sub-rectangular section. Beneath the loop, the mount is of D-shaped section (11.7mm wide and 4.3m thick below the loop), decorated with horizontal and vertical ribbing. The mount thins towards the circular terminal at its base (where it has a thickness of 2.3m) and is decorated with radiating ribs. The mount was attached with a separa…
Created on: Wednesday 8th June 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 13th September 2011
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Record ID: PUBLIC-1F4F00
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Newport
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead alloy (or white metal) figurative mount, probably of post medieval date, c. late 16th - 1 7th century The mount is complete (with a length of 34.6mm, a maximum width of 25.1mm, a thickness of 4.5mm and a weight of 15.6g) and depicts a male in side profile, facing his left. The character is depicted with wavy hair, defined by grooves and a goatee-type beard. The man's neck is adorned by a square beaded collar and his garments are adorned with raised stars containing central pellets. The rear of the piece is flat and has no decoration. There is a near-central small recess, which …
Created on: Friday 10th June 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 13th September 2011
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Record ID: PUBLIC-5CE906
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Caerphilly
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval copper alloy book mount, probably of late 16th or 17th century date The mount is complete, with a straightened hook (and has a length of 80.1mm and a weight of 11.9g). The clasp is made from sheet copper alloy 1.1mm thick. The expanded end (with a width of 30.0mm) is enhanced with three V-shaped notches. The sides of the clasp are straight and parallel (23.3mm wide). The front is decorated with two punched circles around small central perforations (1.5mm diameter) near the expanded end. The central area has a large punched concentric double circle with a central perfor…
Created on: Monday 13th June 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 13th September 2011
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Record ID: PUBLIC-9ED483
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Pembrokeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy belt or strap mount of 13th or 14th century date The mount is incomplete, missing one of the pins (with a length of 29.5mm, an overall depth of 5.5mm and a weight of 2.1g). The mount is triangular (26.1mm x 16.2mm and 1.5mm thick) and has closely spaced horizontal ribs, producing a corrugated surface decoration. The mount was attached by two integral pins, positioned at the base and apex of the rear. One of the pins has been lost, leaving a square hole. The pin is of oval section, gradually tapering to the tip. The original surface of the mount has been lost, …
Created on: Thursday 16th June 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 14th September 2011
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Record ID: PUBLIC-0AACF8
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Swansea
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy belt mount probably dating to the later half of the 14th century. The belt mount is complete and is of bar-mount form and has two smaller terminal lobes, flanking a central lobe (with a length of 23.9mm and a weight of 1.9g). The two smaller terminal lobes (5.1 & 5.3mm wide and 2.3 & 2.6mm deep) are perforated to take separate attachment rivets for securing the mount. The rear of the terminal lobes is flat. One of the copper alloy attachment rivets remains in place (with a length of 3.7mm and a diameter of 1.5mm). The central domed lobe (with a width of 12.5mm …
Created on: Tuesday 21st June 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 14th September 2011
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Record ID: PUBLIC-0ABF52
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Swansea
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy belt mount probably of late medieval date The mount is complete and is of lozenge form (with a length of 21.7mm, a width of 16.1mm an overall depth of 8.0mm and a weight of 3.4g). The mount is decorated with a cross in cast relief; between the arms of the cross are triangles, incorporating trefoils or pellets along the sides running parallel with the edges. At the centre is a circular pellet. The rear of the mount is hollowed. The mount was attached by two integral pins positioned near the top and bottom. Traces of gilding survives in recessed areas and elsewhe…
Created on: Tuesday 21st June 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 13th September 2011
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Record ID: PUBLIC-499195
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy zoomorphic mount, probably of post medieval date. The mount is depicting a seated lion and is complete (with a length of 39.4mm, a width of 14mm, a depth of 22mm and a weight of 44.5g). The lion is depicted with moulded decoration for the mane and incised decoration for the facial features. The base is sub-oval (17.4mm long, 14.0mm wide and 3.3mm thick) and has an incised cross on the underside, of uncertain function, possibly a key for solder. The surface of the mount is corroded and is grey to pale green. It is now unclear what artefact the lion mount is from but th…
Created on: Friday 24th June 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 14th September 2011
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Record ID: PUBLIC-86CC91
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Monmouthshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Medieval copper alloy belt or strap mount, probably of 15th or 16th century date The mount is complete but is worn and eroded (with a length of 22.2mm, a maximum width of 10.1mm a, thickness of 1.9mm and a weight of 2.0g). The mount is of 'figurative' type depicting a stylised acorn and may be seen as crudely cast. The mount is convex across its width and flat on the rear with two integral attachment pins evident but heavily eroded (with a surviving depth of 3.4mm). No applied decoration is discernible on the mount.
Created on: Monday 27th June 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 14th September 2011
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Record ID: PUBLIC-9B4626
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy belt mount probably dating to the later half of the 14th century The belt mount is complete and is of bar-mount form and has two smaller terminal lobes, flanking a central lobe (with a length of 17.5mm and a weight of 1.2g). The two smaller terminal lobes (4.2 & 5.4mm wide and 2.2 & 1.9mm deep) are perforated to take separate attachment rivets for securing the mount. The rear of the terminal lobes is flat. Both of the copper alloy attachment rivets remain in place (with a length of 3.3mm and a diameter of 1.4mm). The central domed lobe (with a width of 9.9mm an…
Created on: Tuesday 28th June 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 14th September 2011
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Record ID: PUBLIC-6EB9E6
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Medieval copper alloy belt or strap mount probably of 15th or 16th century date The mount is near-complete, missing one attachment rivet (with a length of 22.9mm, a thickness of 2.5mm and a weight of 2.5g). The mount is of 'figurative' type, with a trefoil terminal, possibly depicting the fleur-de-lis. The mount gradually widens to the globular base (where the mount has a maximum width of 12.0mm). The base of the mount has cast decoration of two leaves each side of a central lentoid molding. The remnants of a single integral attachment rivet are discernible on the reverse of the…
Created on: Wednesday 20th July 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 10th August 2011
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Record ID: PUBLIC-A568D8
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post medieval copper alloy belt or strap mount, probably of 16th or 17th century date The mount is fragmentary (with a surviving length of 30.5mm a width of 25.6mm, a thickness of 3.0mm and a weight of 4.9g) and depicts a floral motif. One remnant stub for attachment survives on the rear. The surface has been lost and is now pale to mid brown with remnant traces of pale green patina.
Created on: Thursday 4th August 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 10th August 2011
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Record ID: PUBLIC-CF0D53
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy mount, probably of late medieval date, c. 15th or 16th century date It is uncertain whether the mount is complete and it may be broken at one end (with a surviving length of 41.0mm and a weight of 13.2g). The terminal is of trefoil form with out-turned leaves (giving the mount a maximum width of 25.0mm), probably a fleur-de-lis. The start of the fleur-de-lis terminal is defined by notches in both sides (with a minimum width of 15.6mm), flanked on both sides by concave sections. Near the base of the fragment is a raised, rounded rib (with a maximum thickness of 4.7mm). …
Created on: Thursday 18th August 2011
Last updated: Monday 12th September 2011
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