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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: NMGW3201
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Pembrokeshire
Workflow stage: Published
Probably part of a cast copper alloy strap-type box mount. The mount is cast in copper alloy (probably bronze) with a central perforation and what appears to be a tapering terminal or knop but is where the mount has been broken. It is gilded on its upper surface and decorated with four probably white glass, rather than pearl, beads inset into the four corners of the main plate. Microscopic examination suggests that the underside of the mount was not gilded. Length 34mm, width 11mm, thickness 3.5mm, weight 3.9grams. Although it has not been possible to find a close parallel in the arch…
Created on: Wednesday 13th June 2001
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW389
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Pembrokeshire
Workflow stage: Published
Decorative mount. Figurative copper alloy mount with two integral rivets. Length 41mm, width 20mm, weight 6.1grams. The quality and shape of the mount suggests it is possibly sixteenth or seventeenth century in date.
Created on: Wednesday 25th April 2001
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-B73563
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
Fragment of copper alloy sheet, openwork decorative mount. The curvilinear mount it broken across its two rebated fixing holes and its other extreme. The upper surface of the mount is decorated with an incised design consisting of three infilled three-sided curvilinear panels. Dimensions 35.1 x 25.8 x 1.5mm weighing 4.9g.
The two fixing holes (diameter c.2.5mm) are surrounded by circular rebatements (diameter c.7mm) which accommodated the heads of the fixing studs or rivets. Circular striations in the rebated parts of both fixing holes suggest that they were at least finished, if…
Created on: Tuesday 10th October 2006
Last updated: Thursday 14th September 2017
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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-2F6844
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Workflow stage: Published
Decorative cast copper alloy anthropomorhphic mount, probably of Post Medieval date. The mount may be a decorative fitting from a pistol, possibly from a handle. The mount depicts a bearded figure. On the top of the mount are two attachment holes.
Created on: Friday 20th June 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-6D6C36
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cardiff
Workflow stage: Published
Fragment of copper alloy decorated with a ring and dot motif. All sides are abraded, making it difficult to determine edges from breaks. The piece is broadly rectangular with two wasted opposing edges. There are the remnants of a protrusion at right angles to the sides at one corner. The reverse has no decoration and the fragment is gently convex in profile.
There is a possibility the piece is a buckle fragment of ‘simple frame with plate’ form, the protrusion at the corner representing the beginning of the buckle frame and the wasted sides representing both the hole for the pin a…
Created on: Monday 23rd June 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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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-EA7D22
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
The copper-alloy mount, which is now in four fragments, is of cruciform shape (one arm absent)and has cast ornament over all of its front face, which bears traces of gilding. Two opposing arms are smaller than the third intact arm, each having two groups of four ridges, each representing the tail of a bird are in a single border outline, with ropework infill. A 'Z' shaped moulding separates body from head, which has a small eye and curved beak, in profile. In each case, a forward bent leg has bent feet, claws pointing backwards. The wide arm is parallel sided, and has an expanded …
Created on: Wednesday 23rd July 2003
Last updated: Wednesday 4th July 2012
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Record ID: NMGW-A4EC27
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Decorative copper alloy mount for a belt or harness. A quatrefoil flat symmetrical mount decorated with a four armed cross design, with central lozenge. The mount probably dates to the 16th or 17th century. There were two attachment rivets on the reverse, both now broken. Areas of the surface have corroded.
Created on: Friday 1st August 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-742E38
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Powys
Workflow stage: Published
Recorded at the Hidden Treasure Finds Day at National Museums & Galleries of Wales. Copper alloy armorial mount of Medieval date, probably dating from the 12th – 14th century. The mount is flat and shield shaped. Remnants of red enamel survive over much of the surface, with the suggestion of a horizontal enamelled band, probably containing green enamel. The decoration over the face of the mount probably consisted of rows of enamelled crossed diagonals forming repeating lozenges. Between each crossed diagonal is a shorter linear, which does not connect with another. A linear band inte…
Created on: Friday 28th November 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-310D27
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Carmarthenshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy Romanesque mount from a piece of devotional metalwork, possibly from a reliquary box or crucifix of 12th or 13th century date. The mount has broken at the neck and is damaged around the nose and mouth, in addition to having lost the original surface. The mount depicts the head of Christ wearing a crown with three lobes. The eyes are perforated and are likely to have held small blue glass beads. The mouth appears down-turned and there is the suggestion of facial hair above the mouth, suggesting Christ was depicted with a beard. The tear at the base of the mount is …
Created on: Thursday 25th March 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-98EDE1
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Cast copper alloy three dimensional mount probably depicting a lion or similar, and was likely to have been attached to the lid of a small box. Traces of gilding survive on areas of the mount. The base is rectangular and open at the centre. At the rear is a trefoil leaf terminal with a perforation for attachment. There was likely to have been another terminal at the front, which has broken across two small perforations. The beast is simply cast with a wide neck and incised lines depicting a mane. The body is more slender at the point where the mane ends and there are also connecting st…
Created on: Tuesday 30th March 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-6A53C4
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Monmouthshire
Workflow stage: Published
An Iron Age copper alloy decorative mount, probably of mid to late 1st century AD date.
The perforated copper alloy mount or escutcheon is probably from a vessel. The mount is likely to be complete with a length of 23.05mm, a width of 15.89mm and a depth of 21.45mm. The sides of the mount are flat and converge towards the ‘beaked’ end. A circular perforation with a diameter of 6.6 - 7.6mm penetrates both sides near their top. A smaller perforation with a diameter of 5.0mm meets the first opening from below. The base of the mount has an integral circular pin, presumably for attachm…
Created on: Monday 19th December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 14th September 2017
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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-5C72FA
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval copper alloy looped pendant mount probably of late 16th or early 17th century date
The mount is fragmentary and has lost its loop and separate annular ring (with a surviving length of 21.0mm, a thickness of 1.9mm and a weight of 1.8g). The upper edge (with a width of 12.1mm) bifurcates slightly. The sides are near-straight and convergent to base. The mount was secured using two iron pins, placed off-centre, the corroded remains of which remain in place (with a depth of 4.4mm and 2.5mm). The mount has broken at its base before the loop. The surface is corroded with a…
Created on: Tuesday 3rd March 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd March 2015
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Record ID: NMGW-73ABA2
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Pembrokeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post medieval copper alloy belt or strap mount of 16th or 17th century date
The mount is complete and of figurative form with a trefoil terminal (with a length of 19.2mm and a weight of 1.8g). The mount is widest at the trefoil terminal (with a width of 11.9mm) and has concave sides below, before narrowing at the base. The mount was attached using two integral, oval-sectioned rivets, closed around a strap (with a height of 6.1mm and giving an overall depth of 8.1mm). The surface has a black patina.
Created on: Wednesday 4th March 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 4th March 2015
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Record ID: NMGW-74431B
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Monmouthshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy looped mount possibly a vessel escutcheon of Roman date
The mount is incomplete, missing part of the loop and is heavily-worn and corroded (with a surviving length of 43.4mm and a weight of 16.2g) and is of anthropomorphic sub-oval and domed form. The oval domed head (28.7mm long, 23.9mm wide and 10.6mm deep) appears to be inverted in relation to the loop being at the top. The circular loop is integral and rectangular sectioned (with an internal diameter of 10.1mm, an external diameter of 15.5mm and 3.6mm thick) and has no surviving applied decoration. Below the lo…
Created on: Wednesday 4th March 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 4th March 2015
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Record ID: NMGW-745A57
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Powys
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Iron Age copper alloy circular openwork mount, probably of 1st century AD date
The mount is fragmentary, represented by a little under half and was circular (with a diameter of 45.9mm, a surviving width of 25.7mm, a thickness of 2.7mm and a weight of 6.2g). The mount has broken across a diameter, with a possible tear at the centre. The openwork decoration appears to have been of 'whirligig' form arranged around a triskele and incorporating pelta and sub-triangular apertures, with two concave sides and a convex side against the outer frame. The design was enhanced with groove…
Created on: Wednesday 4th March 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 4th March 2015
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Record ID: NMGW-980EE9
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Swindon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy looped mount of 14th or 15th century date
The looped mount has an attachment mount and a separate sub-circular ring (with an overall length of 39.9mm and a weight 9.5g). The mount comprises a square plate (16.2mm long and 16.5mm wide) with a single circular-sectioned attachment rivet. The loop (with a depth of 10.1mm) has straight sides (with a width of 7.3mm and a thickness of 2.0mm) and has a pointed terminal. The ring 15.1mm x 16.5mm) is circular sectioned (3.3mm diameter). No decoration is discernible on the mount. The surface is corroded with a dark-gre…
Created on: Friday 6th March 2015
Last updated: Friday 6th March 2015
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Record ID: NMGW-99B6F0
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Cardiff
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy looped mount, probably of Roman date
The cast mount comprises a sub-circular loop on an integral domed base (with an overall length of 40.3mm and a weight of 38.3g). The loop (35.1mm wide x28.6mm high external and 23.9mm wide and 20.2mm high internal) is circular sectioned (5 - 6mm diameter) and is undecorated. There is a slight suggestion of wear facets on the interior of the top of the loop, which if correct, would seem to suggest strap-rubbing. The base is circular and hemispherical (with a basal diameter of 26.2mm and a height of 11mm) and has a grooved border ar…
Created on: Friday 6th March 2015
Last updated: Friday 6th March 2015
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Record ID: NMGW-E541AD
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy belt mount probably dating to the 2nd 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 16.4mm and a weight of 1.3g). The two smaller terminal lobes (4.9 & 5.0mm wide and 2.7mm deep) are perforated to take separate attachment rivets for securing the mount, one of which remains in place (1.0mm diameter and 3.6mm long). The central domed lobe (with a width of 11.0mm and a depth of 3.6mm) is decorated with four closely-spaced incised grooves, forming fine ribs…
Created on: Monday 27th October 2014
Last updated: Monday 27th October 2014
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Record ID: NMGW-9008DA
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy mount, possibly of medieval date
The mount is complete (with a length of 30.4mm and a weight of 2.5g). The mount is widest at one end (at 14.4mm), which is straight and enhanced with diagonal grooves. The central area of the mount is flat sectioned (1.8mm thick), decorated with two, different sized apertures (5.5mm and 3.1mm diameter), around which the edges are serrated. The mount narrows to a terminal, globular knop (5.8mm wide and 3.2mm thick). The surface has a mid-green patina.
Created on: Tuesday 4th November 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 4th November 2014
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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-4B6DC8
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Torfaen
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy decorative mount of uncertain date, possibly post medieval, c. 16th or 17th century
The mount is of open-work zoomorphic form, cast in the round and is incomplete (with a surviving length of 33.6mm, a maximum thickness of 4.7mm and a weight of 7.4g). The mount depicts a long-necked bird, possibly standing in a nest at the base of the mount. The bird has its head within the nest and may be feeding its young and a downwards-turned tail (giving a maximum width of 22.0mm). Incised linear grooves defined the detail of the nest and bird's wings but corrosion and wear has rem…
Created on: Tuesday 25th November 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 25th November 2014
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Record ID: NMGW-4B87D0
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Torfaen
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post medieval copper alloy hooked belt mount of 17th century date
The belt mount is incomplete, missing the hooked end (with a surviving length of 41.9mm, a surviving depth of 7.8mm and a weight of 6.0g). The mount has a trefoil apex and was attached using two rivets, secured through two holes, countersank at the rear. The front was decorated with an intricate floral-vine motif but now corroded. The damaged hook appears is now bent towards the rear. The surface is corroded and has a green to black patina.
Created on: Tuesday 25th November 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 25th November 2014
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Record ID: NMGW-DCFCD1
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post medieval copper alloy hooked mount of 17th century date
The mount is near-complete, missing the end of the hook (with a length of 46.5mm and a weight of 4.6g). The mount is widest at its undulating top edge (with a width of 18.9mm). The mount plate has a central, vertical raised ridge (giving a depth of 3mm), enhanced with a groove. Either end of the central ridge were the two iron attachment rivets. The sides are slightly convergent towards the lower part of the mount, where the sides are concave. The lower part of the mount curves inwards slightly. The hook is outward turnin…
Created on: Tuesday 2nd December 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd December 2014
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Record ID: NMGW-F3DB7F
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy anthropomorphic mount
The mount is of sub-hemispherical form and appears to be complete (with a maximum diameter across its length of 34.6mm, a depth of 10.8mm, a thickness of 1 - 2mm and a weight of 17.8g). The mount depicts the face of a deity in cast relief. The hair has a prominent centre-parting and is further divided into six-lobes around the edge of the mount and the detail is enhanced with grooves. Much of the facial detail is worn, particularly the eyes, which appear to have been almond-shaped and moulded before being further defined with applied decorat…
Created on: Wednesday 3rd December 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 3rd December 2014
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Record ID: NMGW-F408B2
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early medieval copper alloy mount of Anglo-Saxon style, possibly a shield boss mount and probably dating to the 5th to 7th centuries AD
The mount is circular and is complete, but much of the iron backing is lost (with a diameter of 30.5mm, a maximum depth of 9.0mm and a weight of 15.4g). The mount appears to have had a composite backing, possibly comprising a copper alloy ring riveted in three places to the rear of the mount with iron rivets. Attached at the rear are fragments of iron plate, possibly the remnants of a shield boss. At the centre of the rear, is a circular indentatio…
Created on: Wednesday 3rd December 2014
Last updated: Monday 7th January 2019
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Record ID: NMGW-03AD81
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Bridgend
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post medieval copper alloy hooked mount of 16th - 17th century date
The mount is near-complete (with an overall length of 38.6mm and a weight of 7.3g) but appears to have been of composite type with a ferrous back-plate now largely lost. The rearward-facing sub-circular hook (9mm diameter, 5.0mm internal) is open at the rear with only a very small opening. There is a transverse rib above the hook and before the convex oval body (giving the mount a maximum width of 12.1mm and thickness of 6.0mm). At the apex is a pointed oval terminal separated from the body with a weaker transverse r…
Created on: Thursday 4th December 2014
Last updated: Thursday 4th December 2014
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Record ID: NMGW-676C15
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Monmouthshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy mount of uncertain date, possibly Roman
The mount is incomplete, broken as it narrows to a shaft (with a surviving length of 11.0mm and a weight of 16.0g). The top face is circular (with a diameter of 22.3mm) and has a slight raised border (0.5mm high). At the centre of the face is an irregular ring (5.8mm diameter) with a crude, off-centre cell. No evidence of enamel is evident within either recessed area. A diagonal chord cuts the face, possibly a casting seam. The underside narrows to the break (where it has a diameter of 9.5mm) and is enhanced with a single incised g…
Created on: Wednesday 14th January 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 14th January 2015
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Record ID: NMGW-F8EBA1
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy belt mount probably dating to the 2nd 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 18.1mm and a weight of 1.0g). The two smaller terminal lobes (4.8mm & 5.0mm wide and 1.8mm deep) are perforated to take separate attachment rivets for securing the mount, one of which remains in place (1.4mm diameter and 3.6mm long). The central domed lobe (with a width of 9.1mm and a depth of 3.2mm) has a circular perforated (3.2mm diameter) but it is unclear whether …
Created on: Wednesday 21st January 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 21st January 2015
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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-DFC5D8
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Bedford
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy belt or strap mount
The mount is of domed form and is incomplete missing one of the terminals and rivets (with a surviving length of 16.6mm and a weight of 2.6g). The mount was attached using two integral rivets, one of which survives (with a length of 4.2mm, giving the mount an overall depth of 8.5mm). The Mount was oval (with a maximum width of 10.1mm) with a flat border and an oval domed centre. The rear of the mount is slightly dished. No applied decoration survives on the surface, which has a dark green patina.
Created on: Friday 13th February 2015
Last updated: Friday 13th February 2015
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Record ID: NMGW-4766D9
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy heraldic mount of 13th or 14th century date
The mount is of shield-shaped form and is complete but with a slight distortion (with a length of 35.8mm, a width of 29.7mm, a thickness of 2.2mm and a weight of 13.7g). The mount was attached by a single integral rivet on the reverse which has been folded for attachment (with a height of 3.6mm and an overall depth of 7.0mm). The face is decorated with a recessed lion rampant containing traces of red enamel. The head is unusual and appears to be recumbent and may possibly have been horned. No trace of applied colou…
Created on: Wednesday 18th February 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 18th February 2015
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Record ID: NMGW-48D1BD
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy openwork mount, possibly a harness mount strap fastener of Roman date
The mount is complete (with a length of 42.7mm and a weight of 6.0g) but would be of composite form with a bar to attach to corresponding keyhole part (not present). The terminal has a protruding sub-rectangular sectioned tongue above the raised bar (with a width of 14.8mm, a length of 4.6mm and with an overall depth of 4.7mm). The upper edge of the bar is convex while the lower edge is near flat. A further strip below the bar leads to the mount (1.4mm - 1.7mm thick), decorated with an undulating e…
Created on: Wednesday 18th February 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 18th February 2015
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Record ID: NMGW-4AB3F9
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron Age to Roman copper alloy enamelled looped mount or stud, probably of 1st century BC to 2nd century AD date
The cast mount is heavily corroded but near-complete and is of sub circular, domed form (with a diameter of 16.9mm - 18.8mm and a weight of 5.9g). The rear has an integral loop (giving an overall depth of 10.4mm), comprising a pierced rectangular lug (9.4mm long, 6.1mm high and 3.6mm thick) with an oval aperture (3.9mm long and 2.9mm wide). Otherwise the rear of the mount is hollowed. The front of the mount is domed (with a depth of 6.2mm) and has a recessed cell conta…
Created on: Wednesday 18th February 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 18th February 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
Spatial data recorded.
Record ID: NMGW-DFE87D
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval copper alloy looped pendant mount probably of late 16th or early 17th century date
The mount is near-complete and has a separate annular ring suspended from the loop (with an overall length of 35.8mm, a thickness of 1.2mm and a weight of 2.8g). The upper edge (with a width of 12.1mm) bifurcates slightly and appears to be heavily worn. The sides are straight and convergent to loop at the base. The mount was secured using two iron pins placed off-cenre, the corroded remains of which remain in place. The loop (with a depth of 8.6mm) has a small opening at the rear an…
Created on: Wednesday 25th February 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 25th February 2015
Spatial data recorded.
Record ID: NMGW-D79EA7
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Bridgend
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron Age copper alloy enamelled mount of 1st century AD date
The cast mount is of sub-rectangular form and is near-complete, missing part of the attachment lug and with some peripheral damage (with a length of 36.0mm, an overall surviving depth of 13.0mm and a weight of 11.2g). The sub-rectangular face has rounded corners and near-parallel sides, slightly convex, widest at the midpoint (with a width of 15.5mm, where it has a thickness of 4.0mm). The face has a border enclosing recessed cells all of which contain red ‘sealing-wax’ enamel around the central vertical motif. The …
Created on: Monday 20th April 2020
Last updated: Friday 24th April 2020
Spatial data recorded.
Record ID: NMGW-B170F7
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Powys
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy mount fitting, possibly from a box or possibly a strap
The cast fitting is near-complete, damaged at the end (with a surviving length of 73.2mm and a weight of 15.2g). The expanded terminal is of fan form with, with radiating ribs (20.5mm wide and 2.1mm thick). The terminal is defined from the mount by two transverse ribs. The sides of the mount are somewhat irregular but generally straight and widest towards the damaged end (with a width of 20.3mm and a thickness of 2.2mm) and of sub-rectangular section. The mount is decorated with a pair of transverse ribs, …
Created on: Tuesday 30th June 2020
Last updated: Monday 12th October 2020
Spatial data recorded.
Record ID: NMGW-47010B
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: South Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy mount of Medieval or Post Medieval date. The mount is teardrop shaped and plano-convex in section. The rounded end of the mount is decorated with a single longitudinal cleft, while the pointed end is slightly expanded. Much of the original surface is lost, so surface treatments or decoration are indiscernible. The Surface is now largely covered by green corrosion product. The reverse is undecorated and bears two round sectioned spikes for attachment. The spikes have been bent roughly 90 degrees, likely to attach them. This mount likely once formed decoration for a …
Created on: Monday 12th October 2020
Last updated: Thursday 26th November 2020
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Tormarton', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: NMGW-2E314A
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy zoomorphic mount terminal or fitting of uncertain date, possibly Late Iron Age or Early Roman
The cast mount appears to be complete or near-complete (with a length of 19.7mm and a weight of 8.2g) and comprises the head, body and fore limbs of a beast, possibly a bear or similar. The mount was attached using a fixing within the sub-circular sectioned, hollowed end (of 9.8mm – 10.4mm diameter), which is angled at an approximate 45° angle to the axis of the body. The fixing appears to have been ferrous but is now heavily corroded with no magnetic trace of iron surviv…
Created on: Thursday 28th January 2021
Last updated: Thursday 28th January 2021
Spatial data recorded.
Record ID: NMGW-5ACA14
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Monmouthshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of decorative metalwork of uncertain function, possibly a vessel mount of late Iron Age to early Roman date, c. 1st century BC to 2nd century AD
The fragment (with a weight of 104g) is very-heavily corroded and of uncertain original form. One end has a sub-oval face, seemingly broken in all directions (with a surviving length of 22.6mm and a surviving width of 12.1mm), slightly domed that was decorated with enamelled cells of curvilinear form. Two of the surviving cells are sub-circular and contain pale-blue enamel, another two surviving cells were perhaps of droplet for…
Created on: Monday 18th January 2021
Last updated: Monday 8th February 2021
Spatial data recorded.
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
Spatial data recorded.
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
Spatial data recorded.
Record ID: NMGW-056F0D
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy composite mount probably of post medieval date
The cast mount is one of a pair of composite form, linked through the integral loop to a second mount of similar design and decoration (with an overall width of 33.4mm and a weight of 4.6g). The mount comprises an open circular ring (of 23mm diameter) with flanking attachment loop (of 8.5mm external diameter and 6.0mm internal diameter). The ring frame has an undecorated, rectangular-sectioned border (3mm wide and 2mm thick). On the interior, adjacent to the loop is an anthropomorphic crescent moon and on the opposite si…
Created on: Tuesday 26th January 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 26th January 2021
Spatial data recorded.
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
Spatial data recorded.
Record ID: NMGW-A81DD8
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Zoomorphic mount, possibly a Romanesque lion mount from a processional cross of 12th or 13th century date
The cast mount is incomplete, missing the front leg, tail and eyes (with a length of 37.1mm, a depth of 15.6mm and a weight of 12.1g). The lion mount is depicted in the round, in side profile, with the head turned to the side and projecting outwards. The sub-spherical head is disproportionately small (with a diameter of 8mm) and has small ears, projecting upwards slightly, one of which is now lost. The eyes are depicted by circular recesses, which may have held glass settings…
Created on: Wednesday 3rd February 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 3rd February 2021
Spatial data recorded.
Record ID: NMGW-A9AB61
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy strap-type mount probably from a chest, casket or similar of 13th or 14th century date
The mount is fragmentary, represented by an end fragment (with a surviving length of 35.6mm and a weight of 4.5g). The terminal has a finger-knop of D-shaped section (7.5mm long, 2.9mm wide and 2.5mm thick) adjacent to a circular attachment hole (3.5mm diameter) around diagonal side grooves, suggesting a vegetal decoration. Deeper grooves flank a thicker section of the mount, which is rectangular sectioned (8.2mm wide and 3.5mm thick). The mount is faceted again before the…
Created on: Wednesday 3rd February 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 3rd February 2021
Spatial data recorded.
Record ID: NMGW-ABD846
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Flintshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy decorative mount, probably of Roman date
The mount is of form and is complete (with a diameter of 42.4mm and a weight of 22.3g). There is a slight rim around the edge, before an internal ridge (of 12mm diameter and 4.5mm deep). The mount has a central raised boss (of 21.0mm diameter and giving a depth of 7.6mm) with a concave or dished centre (11.7mm diameter and 3.0mm deep). Around the edge of the apex is a raised rim border. No applied decoration is discernible on the mount. The underside is unfinished and gently dished. Near but placed off-centre is an integral at…
Created on: Wednesday 3rd February 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 3rd February 2021
Spatial data recorded.
Record ID: NMGW-AE5053
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post medieval copper alloy belt or strap mount of 16th or 17th century date
The cast mount is complete (with a length of 21.0mm, a maximum width of 8.1mm and a weight of 1.7g) and is of sub-oval form, with an elongated knop at the apex and a spherical knop at the base. The sides are straight and convergent to the base and the mount is convex across its width and flat along its length. There is no decoration evident of the surface of the mount. The mount was attached using two integral pins, which have been neatly folded over the missing strap (giving the mount a depth of 6.6mm).
Created on: Wednesday 3rd February 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 3rd February 2021
Spatial data recorded.
Record ID: NMGW-C1F836
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper pendent loop of 13th or 14th century date
The pendent loop is complete but the attachment bar mount is lost (with a surviving length of 15.4mm and a weight of 0.6g). The loop is of quatrefoil form (13.2mm wide) and the frame is rectangular-sectioned (1.5mm wide and 2.1mm thick). The bar at the apex is of sub-rectangular section and has adhering iron corrosion, perhaps suggesting an iron bar mount. The surface has a dark-green patina.
The pendent loop can be closely paralleled with an example excavated in London from mid to late 14th century context (Egan …
Created on: Thursday 4th February 2021
Last updated: Thursday 4th February 2021
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Field 224', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: NMGW-C26925
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy mount of uncertain date
The mount is fragmentary (with a surviving length of 31.5mm, a surviving width of 21.4mm and a weight of 4.6g) and is of copper alloy sheet (1.5mm thick). The outside edge undulates, seemingly to accommodate the design. There is a single surviving attachment hole near a protruding knop on the outside edge out (2.9mm diameter). The mount has broken through an open at the centre, which appears to have been circular at one end flanked by a linear opening. One face is decorated with curvilinear incised and punched decoration arranged around a …
Created on: Thursday 4th February 2021
Last updated: Thursday 4th February 2021
Spatial data recorded.
Record ID: NMGW-13ABE2
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy enamelled mount of uncertain date, possibly Roman
The mount is fragmentary, broken on all sides and is now sub-oval (32.4mm x 22.2mm and with a weight of 8.7g). The fragment now comprises a flat plate (with a thickness of 2.8mm) with an integral circular-sectioned lug on the rear (6mm diameter and 2.2mm high). Otherwise the rear is flat and undecorated. The face is decorated with three incised, which appear perpendicular and may have formed a rectangular device or border. Within the incised border are nine complete or fragmentary circular cells (4 – 5m diameter), m…
Created on: Monday 8th February 2021
Last updated: Monday 8th February 2021
Spatial data recorded.
Record ID: NMGW-148C99
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy terminal probably a mount
The mount is incomplete, missing the attachment end and with a damaged terminal (with a surviving length of 27.4mm, a thickness of 1.7mm and a weight of 2.3g). The object has broken through a perforation, probably for attachment but possibly decorative, positioned off-centre. The sides are straight and parallel (22.0mm wide), before converging immediately before the trefoil terminal. There is punched ring-and-dot decorative motif, near the centre and above the terminal. The trefoil or fleur-de-lys terminal has lost one of the lobes.…
Created on: Monday 8th February 2021
Last updated: Monday 8th February 2021
Spatial data recorded.
Record ID: NMGW-16767F
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Swansea
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy anthropomorphic mount of uncertain date, possibly Roman
The oval domed mount depicts a human head and appears to be near-complete but is now heavily corroded (with a length of 22.3mm, a width of 17.3mm, an overall depth of 13.2mm and a weight of 7.3g). The corrosion has removed much of the facial features although what remains is finely and carefully worked. The hair remains clear, defined by curvilinear grooved lines above and to the side of the brow. At the base of the brow a delicate groove appears to depict the eye brow and is above oval depressions with a raise…
Created on: Monday 8th February 2021
Last updated: Monday 8th February 2021
Spatial data recorded.
Record ID: NMGW-693F7F
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron Age copper alloy decorative terminal, probably of 1st century BC to 1st century AD date
The cast terminal is of near-circular, globular form and is incomplete, missing the integral shaft (with a surviving length of 16.4mm and a weight of 24.7g). At the apex is a circular recessed cell (3.6mm diameter and 1.2mm deep), which retains remnants of red enamel of red ‘sealing-wax’ type. Around the cell is a prominent raised ring border (2.1mm wide and giving an external diameter of 8.8mm). The top of the ring is corroded but appears to have been enhanced with a groove near its …
Created on: Friday 12th February 2021
Last updated: Friday 12th February 2021
Spatial data recorded.
Record ID: NMGW-A75506
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: ROMAN
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman coper alloy Zoomorphic mount, probably from a vessel
The mount is in the form of a sitting or swimming duck and is near-complete, with some peripheral damage (with an overall length of 40.4mm, a height of 18.6mm and a weight of 25.3g). The body of the duck is sub-triangular (with a length of 35.1mm and a maximum width of 22.3mm). Both the upper and under face are convex tapering from the tail (with a thickness of 3.0mm at the tail to 10.2mm at the neck). The wings are depicted by three to four incised straight and parallel lines on each side. Two incised lines also decorate…
Created on: Monday 15th February 2021
Last updated: Monday 15th February 2021
No spatial data available.
Record ID: NMGW-E9B7E7
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wrexham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy enamelled roundel or circular mount, probably of 1st to early 2nd century AD date
The roundel is sub-circular and with a concave face (with a diameter of 28.2mm – 30.6mm, a depth of 5.7mm and a weight of 12.1g). The face is decorated with a whirligig motif comprising ten sub-triangular cells of alternating red and blue enamel. The blue enamel has survived significantly better than the red, which only survives as a remnant adhering to the base of the cell. The centre of the roundel is circular (of 8mm diameter) and is not decorated and with a perforation at it…
Created on: Thursday 18th February 2021
Last updated: Thursday 18th February 2021
Spatial data recorded.
Record ID: NMGW-A95494
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Medieval gilt copper alloy disc mount of Anglo Saxon style from a strap, possibly of a harness and of 6th to 7th century date
The cast mount is of circular form (27.5mm diameter and 9.2g) and is near-complete, possibly missing part of the rear loops. The face of the mount has a flat thin border around the rim (2.0mm thick) before a circular rib, now corroded but possibly originally beaded. There is a weaker rib inside before six raised zoomorphic devices, possibly depicting running hares, all running in the same direction. Between the centre and the hares are six sets of th…
Created on: Wednesday 4th August 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 4th August 2021
Spatial data recorded.
Record ID: NMGW-47D5B4
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Powys
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Iron Age enamelled copper alloy stud or decorative mount, probably of mid to late 1st century AD date
The cast mount is of sub-circular, D-shaped form and is incomplete, possibly cut-down in antiquity (with a depth of 9.1mm, a diameter of 35.1mm and a weight of 21.2g). The rear of the object had a central rounded projection, gradually widening towards the base. The edge of the rear is raised with a rim (1mm wide, 1.8mm - 2.0mm high and 4.4mm deep). The front of the mount is near-flat with recessed cells to hold enamel. Along the edge are two 'trumpet' cells flanking the rounde…
Created on: Thursday 27th June 2019
Last updated: Thursday 27th June 2019
Spatial data recorded.
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
Spatial data recorded.
Record ID: NMGW-B1513C
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Torfaen
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Iron Age to Roman bronze enamelled vessel mount, probably of 1st century BC to 2nd century AD date
The cast mount is likely to be zoomorphic and is of sub-triangular form with a convex profile to accommodate the vessel curvature (suggesting a diameter of 140mm and with a weight of 31.4g) and is now incomplete and fragmentary, in two pieces. The mount is widest at the top edge (with a length of 50.6mm where it has a rim thickness of 3.5mm) and has broken through an attachment rivet at one corner. The rivet on the opposite side is broken but remains in place (with a diameter of 3…
Created on: Thursday 3rd May 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 12th July 2022
Spatial data recorded.
Record ID: NMGW-BAA9B1
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy belt mount of Medieval or Post Medieval date (c. AD 1500-1750). The mount sub-triangular in plan and plano-convex in section. A small projection crowns the top of the bar mount 2.2mm wide x 1.3mm tall. Much of the original surface is lost, so any surface treatments or decorations are indiscernible. The reverse is plain, flat and undecorated with two round sectioned attachment spikes (overall depth of 3.9mm). The surface is damaged by corrosion product resulting in a mottled green and reddish brown colour. The object has an overall length of 23.8mm, max width of 8mm…
Created on: Wednesday 10th November 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 13th April 2022
Spatial data recorded.
Record ID: NMGW-4FD8AE
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Swansea
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post medieval copper alloy hooked mount probably from furniture or similar
The mount is of two-piece construction and is complete but the hook is now in two pieces (with a weight of 15.8g). The back-plate (with a length of 62.8mm, a maximum width of 24.6mm and a thickness of 1.9mm) has a trefoil terminal at the top with a knop at the apex and is rounded at its base with concave sides. The plate was attached using two countersunk holes (of 4.6mm and 5.0mm diameter) near each end. The hook is separate and is joined with a square mortise before a collar at the base of the hook (giving…
Created on: Wednesday 8th October 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 8th October 2014
Spatial data recorded.
Record ID: NMGW-F2F4DD
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy belt mount probably dating to the 2nd 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 18.2mm and a weight of 1.8g). The two smaller terminal lobes (5.8 & 6.2mm wide and 2.5mm deep) are perforated to take separate attachment rivets for securing the mount, both of which remains in place (1.4mm diameter and 3.5mm & 4.0mm long). The central domed lobe (with a width of 9.8mm and a depth of 4.8mm) has a central indentation at the apex, which does not appear t…
Created on: Wednesday 13th January 2021
Last updated: Monday 18th January 2021
Spatial data recorded.
Record ID: NMGW-C775AE
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy mount probably from furniture of post medieval date
The complete cast mount is of quatrefoil form and is likely to have decorated furniture or similar (with a length of 29.0mm, a width of 27.1mm and a weight of 7.8g). The mount was attached using a substantial integral, square-sectioned pin (4mm square at the apex, 9.8mm long, giving an overall depth of 12.7mm), positioned off-centre, on the rear. The lobes of the mount are separated by U-shaped mouldings with the ends projecting beyond the mount. The edge of the mount has an incised border. Each of the lobes contain…
Created on: Wednesday 30th December 2020
Last updated: Wednesday 30th December 2020
Spatial data recorded.
Record ID: NMGW-31DE9D
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Pembrokeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval Copper alloy hinged mount of c. 13th -15th century date
The mount is of rectangular form and is missing the hinged component (56.3mm long, 12.8mm wide, 1.7mm thick and weighing 8.1g). The hinge is formed by folding the sheet plate, with an iron axis bar (5.0mm deep) and slot to accommodate the corresponding part of the hinge. A separate dome-headed rivet secured the end of the folded hinge and protrudes further, probably a fixing to secure the mount (6.6mm long). The sides of mount are now slightly concave, probably from corrosion and wear. The mount terminal is perforat…
Created on: Monday 4th January 2021
Last updated: Monday 4th January 2021
Spatial data recorded.
Record ID: NMGW-DB6A15
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Swansea
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy decorative mount, probably of Medieval date, c 13th to 15th century
The cast mount is of annular form and is near-complete, (with a diameter of 34.9mm – 35.4mm and a weight of 10.0g). The circular frame is of rectangular section (2.4mm thick and 5.4mm – 7.2mm wide, producing an internal diameter of 22mm). One face of the mount is decorated with six integral and raised pellets (2.7mm diameter and 1.0mm high), some now corroded and worn. The pellets are within slightly raised sub-circular platforms. Midway between the platforms are subtle concave mouldings. The mo…
Created on: Tuesday 12th January 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 12th January 2021
Spatial data recorded.
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
Spatial data recorded.
Record ID: NMGW-55DDBA
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Bridgend
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron Age copper alloy mount from an uncertain object, possibly a dress accessory, harness, vessel fitting of 1st century BC to 1st century AD date
The cast mount is has a decorative terminal of sub-lozenge form with a fragmentary stepped tab at one end (with a surviving overall length of 31.5mm, an overall depth of 10.7mm and a weight of 6.3g). The decorative terminal of rounded lozenge form (23.0mm long, 20.9mm wide and 6.0mm maximum thickness) has openwork decoration and deep mouldings. The openwork decoration comprises three perforation, two of which are near-circular (4mm -5…
Created on: Monday 18th January 2021
Last updated: Monday 18th January 2021
Spatial data recorded.
Record ID: NMGW-566C55
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy fitting or mount of uncertain date
The fitting has a finger-ring like form but has a thickened area projecting to the side, now damaged and fragmentary, suggesting a different function. The object is fragmentary, comprising one fragmentary side and a decorative top (with a surviving height of 6mm and a weight of 7.5g). The fragmentary side projected to one end (with a surviving maximum width of 11.7mm) and would have continued further and possibly also on the opposite end. The side then narrow with parallel edges (8.7mm wide and 4mm thick). The sides may have b…
Created on: Monday 18th January 2021
Last updated: Monday 18th January 2021
Spatial data recorded.
Record ID: NMGW-572065
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Monmouthshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy vessel escutcheon of ox-head form
The cast ox-head escutcheon is incomplete, missing one of the side loops and the lower part of the basal loop (with a surviving length of 45.4mm, a surviving width of 33.0mm and a weight of 18.3g). The circular loop at the apex, is of rectangular section (17.9mm wide and 4.8mm thick) would have held a handle and with a perforation now of elongated form (10.2mm x 8.3mm), narrower at its top surface probably through wear. The escutcheon was attached by peripheral loops at each side and at the base, all of which are now incomplete…
Created on: Monday 18th January 2021
Last updated: Monday 18th January 2021
No spatial data available.
Record ID: NMGW-589749
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Merthyr Tydfil
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy mount, probably a clasp fitting possibly from a harness of late 2nd or 3rd century date
The cast mount has openwork decoration and is near-complete (with a length of 42.4mm, a thickness of 2.1mm and a weight of 11.3g). The mount was attached using two iron pins, secured at the corners of the outside edge (through attachment holes of 2.7mm diameter) and also with a central separate copper alloy rivet (3.5mm diameter). The attachment edge (29.8mm wide) undulates around the frame of two open decorative circles (of 6.6mm and 7.1mm diameter) with slight trefoil proj…
Created on: Monday 18th January 2021
Last updated: Monday 18th January 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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Record ID: NMGW-0B4A0B
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy mount
The cast mount is incomplete and distorted (with a length of 76.6mm, a straightened length of 78.4mm and a weight of 16.1g). The terminals have projecting knops of D-shaped section before the attachment perforations (of 3.5mm and 4.1mm diameter) and are marked by edge faceting to define the terminals. The arms were of Sub-triangular section, now worn and corroded (with a width of 9.8mm and a thickness of 3.4mm). At the centre is a square panel (12mm square and 3.0mm thick) with damaged projections on one side, possibly originally forming a loop (givi…
Created on: Monday 20th June 2022
Last updated: Monday 20th June 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-7CCD14
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
A near-complete cast copper alloy zoomorphic mount in the design of an ox-head, probably a vessel escutcheon, of late Iron Age to early Roman date (c.100 BC – AD 100). The escutcheon depicts a stylized ox-head that is sub-rectangular in plan and profile (head length 37.4mm) with a circular loop (also rectangular in profile) extending from the top of the flattened head (17.4mm external diameter, 7.8mm internal diameter, 5.0mm thick). The ox head has two short horns that project from the forehead and curve inwards and upwards, one which is broken with the end missing in old damage. Th…
Created on: Monday 31st January 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 9th February 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-A7DF7C
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A near complete copper alloy acorn shaped harness mount of Post Medieval date (likely 17th century). The mount is made of slightly domed rounded sheet with two integral spikes projecting from the concave reverse. The spikes are bent to secure them to the harness. The mount is in the form of a stylised acorn in low relief, with slight cross hatching on the cup and a moulded stalk. The mount is missing the usual projecting knop from the tip of the acorn, which has broken off. Cf. IOW-09FB82, FAKL-965295.
Length: 35.5mm
Width: 22.3mm
Thickness: 6mm
Weight: 7.43g
Created on: Monday 14th February 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 25th October 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-A43EEE
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy bar mount with a central lobe and non-integral rivets of medieval date (c. 1150-1450 AD). The mount is cast in one piece, with a central domed lobe decorated by three transverse grooves. The reverse of the central lobe is concave. The two terminal lobes are slightly rounded, with circular 2.2-2mm rivets fixed flush with the front of each lobe, projecting slightly from the back. No’s. 1160 and 1161 in Egan and Pritchard (2002, pgs. 213-214, plate 134) are very similar in form, although with different decoration. The object has a dark patina with encrustin…
Created on: Monday 14th February 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 25th October 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-A4529D
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy bar harness mount with central and terminal lobes of Post Medieval date. The integrally cast mount has a central domed oval lobe with a moulded collar separating it from a round lobed terminal at one end. A large bent spike projects from the reverse of this lobed terminal. The other end terminates in a break, and likely once continued to a symmetrical lobed terminal with a second spike. The object has a green patina with encrusting soil.
Length: 29mm
Width: 12mm
Thickness: 11.4mm
Weight: 44.g
Created on: Monday 14th February 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 25th October 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-A4259D
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy lozenge shaped mount, with separate rivet and rove, dating to the medieval period (c. 1250-1450 AD). The head is formed by lozenge shaped (17.9mm long, 14.7mm wide) sheet of copper alloy pressed into a domed head, with concentric lozenge decoration. The separate rivet is fixed centrally, and still bears a separate circular rove internally. The edges of the very thin sheet copper alloy head are badly damaged and fragmentary.
Length: 17.9mm
Width: 14.7mm
Thickness: 3.7mm
Weight: 0.56g
Created on: Monday 14th February 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 25th October 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-1C6F35
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy hinged mount, probably a harness pendant suspension mount of medieval date
The cast mount is near-complete (with a length of 33.5mm and a weight of 5.8g) and is of D-shaped section with straight side, widening towards the hinged end (with a width at the apex of 7.3mm and a thickness of 4.3mm and a width of 11.7mm and a thickness of 4.4mm at the hinged end) and is rounded at the apex. The convex face is decorated with transverse ribbing and the mount was attached using two iron rivets, the upper of which remains in place. The flat rear face is not decorated.
It is likely…
Created on: Tuesday 21st June 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 25th October 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-74C389
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy decorative binding of Late Iron Age-Roman date (c. 100 BC-AD 100). The object is near-complete and comprises of a single plate (max 1.2mm thick) bent into a U-shape with integrally cast rounded plates (0.6mm thick) to accommodate a rivet, which remains in situ (surviving overall dimensions 10.0mm x 9.1mm x 12.4mm deep). The plates are flat and plain with straight sides. The diameter of the rivet is 2.5mm and total length of 5.7mm and the internal diameter of the rivet hole on the opposing projection is 1.2mm. The outer surface of the binding is decorated with four m…
Created on: Tuesday 6th September 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 26th October 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-7EFFA1
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Monmouthshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A near complete cast copper alloy mount of late Early Medieval to Medieval date, likely dating from the 11th to earlier 13th century in date. The mount is complete apart from the two non-integral rivets, which survive as stumps.
The mount is flat in section (excepting the rivets) and roughly a wide shield shape in plan, with a near flat top and sides that curve smoothly down to the lowest point. The top edge of the mount is very slightly concave and measures 29.4mm between its rounded corners. The sides curve out slightly below the top corners giving the maximum width of the mount (30…
Created on: Monday 1st August 2022
Last updated: Friday 12th August 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-2971A3
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete iron and copper alloy mount of Early Medieval date (possibly later 6th to 7th centuries AD). The pendant is made of two parts, a near-intact c.2mm thick facing sheet of decorated copper alloy set into an incomplete iron backing. Viewed from the obverse, the pendant is axe shaped, with a flat butt and concave sides flaring out to the “blade tips”. The butt is 14.7mm wide, the right and left sides are 24mm and 23.3mm long respectively, and there is a maximum object width between the blade tips of 37.5mm. The object has a length of 28.7mm from the butt to the cen…
Created on: Monday 17th May 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 6th September 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-B41414
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Post medieval copper alloy book-mount, probably of late 16th or 17th century date
The mount is near-complete, slightly damaged, missing part of the attachment end and is distorted with a perpendicular bend (with a distorted length of 45.0mm, a straightened length of approximately 55mm and a weight of 8.3g). The mount is made from sheet copper alloy (1.5mm thick) riveted to a back plate, now lost with adhering iron corrosion (giving a maximum depth of 2.4mm). The expanded terminal on the front plate (with a surviving width of 28.0mm) had an undulating edge, decorated with punched ch…
Created on: Monday 7th October 2019
Last updated: Monday 7th October 2019
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Record ID: NMGW-AE8DAD
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy terminal of uncertain date, possibly Roman
The cast terminal is of faceted oval, onion-shaped form (with a length of 20.8mm, a diameter of 8.8mm – 12.3mm and a weight of 6.5g). There is a knop at the apex and a double-collar moulding at the base. Beneath the collar was an integral attachment pin, probably of rectangular section broken at the base. There is no surviving applied decoration on the terminal. The surface is corroded and pitted, largely stripped to red-brown metal with areas of pale green corrosion.
The missing component part that the terminal wa…
Created on: Wednesday 3rd February 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 6th July 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-525A32
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy enameled mount of mid-12th to mid-14th century date
The mount is near-complete but is now folded and is of trilobed form. The mount form and decoration suggest that it was intended to flank a central plate to its right, probably with a similar mount flanking the central plate on the left. The right edge of the mount is straight and vertical but with a concave arc at both the top and basal corners. The top and basal edges are rounded and define the trilobed left edge. The mount was attached using five attachment rivets positioned around the edges. The decoration o…
Created on: Friday 6th May 2022
Last updated: Friday 6th May 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-5FEDF8
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Carmarthenshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Post Medieval cast copper alloy mount, dating c. AD 1600 to 1800.
The mount is broadly circular in plan and features a quatrefoil design of four openwork hearts radiating outwards. The reverse is undecorated, with a single central attachment pin. The pin is broadly square in cross section and has been bent..
The overall patina is mid-grey, with areas of green corrosion. Soil deposits remain on the objects surface.
Created on: Wednesday 12th April 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 3rd May 2023
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Record ID: NMGW-69C9A1
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Description
An incomplete bronze anthropomorphic mount of possible late Iron Age to Roman date. The mount is probably complete with the exception of the rivet lug and minor surface loss.
The object comprises an integrally cast bronze mount in the form of a human head depicted face on. The mount is half round, with an 8.4mm long circular sectioned pointed attachment spike projecting from the centre of the hollow reverse. An incomplete 4.5mm long, 7.1mm wide, and 2.2mm thick perforated plate projects down from the lowest point of the head. This attachment plate is broken across the lik…
Created on: Tuesday 18th July 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 5th December 2023
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Record ID: NMGW-49C102
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
A Medieval to Post-medieval copper alloy decorated plate probably of 11th or 12th century date.
The flat plate is fragmentary, with an intact top edge but with all other edges broken in antiquity (with a surviving length of 31.6mm, a surviving width of 21.4mm and a weight of 3.8g). The late has a uniform thickness (of 1.2mm) and the rear of the plate is not decorated. The surviving part of the top edge (24.2mm long) is undamaged and has an outer-grooved border, inside of which is a decorated strip within a border. The strip has a symmetrical device of a stylised dolphin'…
Created on: Monday 14th October 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 27th June 2023
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Record ID: NMGW-536260
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MODERN
County: Surrey
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy mount of modern date, likely 18th-19th century. The mount is fishtail in plan and the surface is decorated with concentric recessed cells likely to accommodate rhinestones. The reverse is flat with a possible makers mark in the centre and a folded tab at the flared end with a narrow neck, probably for attachment to something. The metal has a rough light green patina and traces of gold gilding preserve on both surfaces.
Length 28.5mm x width 15.7mm x thickness 2.2mm (5.0mm at the tab), weight 2.69g.
Created on: Monday 15th January 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 20th March 2024
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