Record ID: BM-178A84
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Bath and North East Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Dimensions: Weight: 5.0 grams Height: 20.2 mm Width: 20.0 mm This copper-alloy object of fleur-de-lys design was reported as potential Treasure because it was thought to have been of Iron Age date, as prehistoric objects with any amount of gold or silver fall under the category of Treasure. However, upon examination by the Iron Age curator at the British Museum it was passed to the curators of the Later Medieval and Renaissance Collections, who determined that the mount dates broadly from the 15th to 17th centuries. The gilding on the mount makes up less than 10% of the total we…
Created on: Friday 21st October 2011
Last updated: Monday 2nd December 2013
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