Record ID: NMGW-9DA7C1
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy mount or possibly a modified disc brooch of 2nd century AD date The mount is a flat circular disc with twelve peripheral lugs (with a diameter of 21.9mm, a thickness of 1.8mm and a weight of 2.7g). The face is decorated with enamelled cells comprising a six-pointed star with a central circular pellet. The exterior of the star was filled with blue enamel and the interior contains red enamel. The rear of the mount is flat and plain. There is the suggestion of a shallow grove running across the rear. The surface of the copper alloy has a pale green patina. The mount ma…
Created on: Friday 22nd January 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 27th March 2019
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Record ID: NMGW-9D1A44
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy decorative mount in the form of a lion or dog, probably of Roman date. The mount is comparatively small with an overall surviving length of 21.5mm, a maximum width of 10.1mm and a height of 8.5mm. The mount weighs 2.9g. The small size of the mount makes the finer detail of the beast difficult to discern. The beast is sitting with front legs extending forwards and mouth slightly open. The ears are eroded, but appear to have been upright. The back legs are folded against the sides of the body. The rear of the beast has a U-shaped fork; it is possibly broken and may have…
Created on: Monday 21st February 2005
Last updated: Thursday 7th March 2013
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Record ID: NMGW-9D6A15
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Decorative mount, probably from a strap or belt and of Medieval date, possibly from the 11th or 12th century. The mount is rectangular with dimensions of 26.9mm by 22.8mm, a maximum thickness of 4.0mm and a weight of 5.8g. The mount has an openwork design depicting a standing figure beside a quadruped animal, possibly a lion and a bird perched on the back of the beast. The scene is Romanesque in style and may be allegorical. The scene is enclosed by an incised border. At each corner of the mount is an attachment hole.
Created on: Monday 21st February 2005
Last updated: Thursday 7th March 2013
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Record ID: NMGW-6A8C87
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
Cast decorative mount with integral rivet, of Post-medieval date, probably 17th century. The figurative mount depicts a fleur-de-lis at its apex with a winged or ribbed design, which is difficult to decipher at the base. The attachment pin has bent back.
Created on: Thursday 17th July 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-46E2CF
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy enamelled mount, probably of Roman date, possibly 2nd or 3rd century The mount is of circular form and would have had six integral radiating wires of rectangular section, one fragmentary example now survives (giving an overall surviving width of 21.9mm, a weight of 3.1g; with a surviving rod length of 4.8mm, a width of 1.2mm and a thickness of 1.4mm). The base is circular (with a diameter of 7.5mm) with a stepped moulding, which the six rods are equally spaced around. The sides are convergent to the circular face (with a height of 5.6mm and a diameter of 4.5mm). The …
Created on: Monday 2nd March 2015
Last updated: Monday 2nd March 2015
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Record ID: NMGW-477072
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy belt mount of mid to late 14th century date The mount is of domed, sexfoil form, secured with a single separate rivet through a central hole, now missing (with a maximum width of 13.8mm, an overall depth of 3.9mm, a thickness of 0.1mm and a weight of 0.5g). Each the petals of the sexfoil are formed by pressed radiating grooves. The centre is raised with a circular aperture (of 1.7mm diameter) to accommodate the missing rivet. The surface has a dark-green patina. Belt mounts of similar form and type were recovered from excavations in London (Egan & Pritcha…
Created on: Monday 2nd March 2015
Last updated: Monday 2nd March 2015
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Record ID: NMGW-49A742
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy decorative anthropomorphic mount, probably of medieval to post medieval date The cast mount is complete and is comparatively small (with a length of 35.1mm and a weight of 7.5g). The mount is cast in the round (with a maximum thickness of 5.7mm) and appears to be of anthropomorphic form with a head depicted on each end. There is no detail or applied decoration on either head. The figures are depicted differently around the body, where one figure appears swathed in garments forming a swirl around one of the two attachment holes (2.5mm diameter). The other figure appears…
Created on: Tuesday 25th November 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 25th November 2014
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Record ID: NMGW-66CFEC
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post medieval copper alloy belt or strap mount of 16th or 17th century date The mount is of figurative type, in the form of an acorn and is complete (with a length of 19.8mm and a weight of 1.4g). The mount has two integral oval-sectioned attachment rivets, which remain in place and folded (with a depth of 4.5mm). The rear of the mount is otherwise flat. The face of the mount is worn and corroded with a knop at both ends and is convex across its width. The mount is of oval, widest around the mid-section (with a width of 8.0mm). The basal half is decorated with cross-hatching, befo…
Created on: Monday 26th January 2015
Last updated: Monday 26th January 2015
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Record ID: NMGW-47130D
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy belt mount of late 13th to mid 15th century date The mount is of domed, sexfoil form with two separate rivets and central hole (with a maximum width of 13.3mm, an overall depth (including rivets) of 4.3mm, a depth (not including rivets) of 2.6mm, a thickness of 0.2mm and a weight of 0.4g). Each the petals of the sexfoil are formed by pressed radiating grooves. At the centre is a raised boss with an off-centre aperture (of 3.4mm diameter). Both rivets remain in place (with a length of 3.9mm) and have domed heads. A sheet metal washer remains in place on one r…
Created on: Monday 2nd March 2015
Last updated: Monday 2nd March 2015
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Record ID: NMGW-9B80F8
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy mount or looped fitting possibly of Roman date The cast mount is complete but is now slightly distorted (with a length of 28.5mm and a weight of 7.2g) and was of flat profile and section, thickest at the terminal loop (at 3.3mm thick). The mount is widest along the upper edge (where it has a width of 32.2mm and a thickness of 1.7mm) and is decorated with projecting points flanking two perforation arcs. The mount was attached using two iron pins near the sides and each side of a central circular aperture (6.2mm diameter). The sides of the mount are straight and conver…
Created on: Thursday 21st January 2021
Last updated: Thursday 21st January 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-EA1682
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy openwork mount The one-piece cast mount is near-complete and of openwork form (with a length of 28.0mm, a width of 17.4mm and a weight of 1.2g). The mount a double-looped frame with internal oval loop and connecting central arm. The mount was symmetrical about both central axis. Both the sides and ends are of bifurcating to encompass the double-loop and internal loops. The frame is slender and of sub-rectangular section (1.3mm wide and 0.5mm thick) and is now damaged and broken at one of the ends. The mount was attached using four integral hooks, positioned at each c…
Created on: Monday 25th January 2021
Last updated: Monday 25th January 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-82CB5B
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post medieval copper alloy looped mount with suspension ring of 16th or 17th century date The mount is near-complete but is very-heavily corroded and comprises a mount with separate ring (with an overall length of 47mm and a weight of 3.5g). The mount is folded sheet metal (30.5mm long, 8.1mm wide, 0.6mm thick and 5.4mm deep) and was attached by a single rivet at the attachment end. Corrosion has removed detail of the decoration but appears to have been moulded, possibly with vegetal or floral scrolls. The sides are irregular and undulate, probably fitting the decoration. The rin…
Created on: Monday 1st February 2021
Last updated: Monday 1st February 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-59415E
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy fitting, probably an Early Medieval stirrup mount of 11th century date The cast mount is incomplete, missing the end with the projecting ledge (with a length of 40.8mm and a weight of 6.0g). The mount is hollowed, of U-shaped section (with an internal diameter of 4.8mm), probably to enclose the arm of the stirrup. The interior of the mount has iron corrosion around the broken end and traces of silver-coloured solder around the intact end. The complete terminal has a bulbous collar (8.5mm x 7.3mm and 2.8mm thick) before a raised curtain moulding. There is a decorative…
Created on: Monday 18th January 2021
Last updated: Monday 18th January 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-DD9BDD
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy belt bar mount of 13th or 14th century date The cast mount has terminal lobes and a central opening and is complete (with a length of 31.0mm and a weight of 4.8g). The terminals are slightly expanded (with a width of 7.5mm and a thickness of 3.6mm) with a central aperture (3.3mm diameter). Each lobe retains the dome-headed copper alloy attachment rivet (8.7mm long, 2.0mm shaft diameter and 3.5mm head diameter). The short bars (4mm long) are of triangular section (6.5mm wide and 3.5mm thick), leading to the central lobe. The larger central lobe is circular …
Created on: Tuesday 12th January 2021
Last updated: Monday 8th February 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-BAA441
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy bar mount of Medieval date (AD 1270-1350). The bar mount is 22.7mm long with terminal lobes on each end and a central lobe. Rivets preserve on each terminal lobe (with an overall depth of 4.8mm). The central lobe is perforated by a hole with an internal diameter of 3.8mm and external diameter of 6.7mm. The bar is 2.3mm thick and tapers slightly towards the terminal lobes (3.7mm thick near the central lobe, 2.9mm thick before terminal lobe). The surface of the bar is decorated with a gently sloping central ridge and transverse incised lines. The reverse is flat,…
Created on: Wednesday 10th November 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 13th April 2022
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