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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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-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-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-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-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-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-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-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-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-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-EAE699
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cardiff
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead object, possibly a mount or weight in the form of a heraldic shield, of uncertain date although likely Medieval in date (c. 1350-1500) The object is in the form of a heater escutcheon, decorated in cast relief quarterly: 1 and 4 a bend; 2 and 3 a fret. While no tinctures are visible, but the charges and findspot make it very likely to be the arms of the Despenser family. The object is slightly bent, with an undecorated concave reverse unusual to weights of this type, which tend towards having flat bases that overlap the decorated front. Three holes have been roughly p…
Created on: Monday 24th January 2022
Last updated: Monday 30th October 2023
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Record ID: NMGW-C27587
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Swansea
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete lead decorative object of Post-Medieval to Early Modern date (c. AD 1800-1900). The object is sub-oval in plan measuring 47.6mm x 41.2mm x 6mm. The front of the object is decorated in a stamped armorial decoration of the royal shield with traces of the legend [HONI SOIT] QUI MAL [Y PEN]SE which translates to ‘May he be shamed who thinks badly of it’. This was the motto of the British chivalric Order of the Garter (founded in AD 1438). Much of the surface has been lost to old damage and erosion, but the detail was clearly fine and traces of black enamel preserve in th…
Created on: Monday 10th January 2022
Last updated: Monday 10th January 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-BC047C
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast pewter Post Medieval spoon handle fragment likely of 18th century date. The object is the end of the spoon and has a radiating/wheel decoration on one side. The object is sub-oval in plan, broken on all sides and missing the original edges with remaining dimensions of 22.3 x 19.1 and max thickness of 8.0mm. 10.07.
Created on: Monday 22nd November 2021
Last updated: Monday 20th June 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-BBE096
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast lead Post Medieval decorative mount of probable 17th century date. The object is sub-circular in plan with iron corrosion product on two sides indicating it is probably perforated by a small iron rod, which suggests it may be related to a structure/building. The face is decorated with a central raised concentric moulding c.11.8mm in diameter and 8 spokes radiating from it to a raised outer border. Single raised pellets are between each of the spokes. The mount is likely to be an external decorative fitting e.g. for pipework or a window. The object measures 29.0 in d…
Created on: Monday 22nd November 2021
Last updated: Monday 29th November 2021
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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
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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-116344
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Description The reported object is a cast silver bar mount for a belt. It has plain solid arms (with flat backs), a large central lobe and smaller end lobes, the latter perforated for rivets, each lobe separated from its arms by a plain transverse moulding. No trace of gilding is visible, although the object has been heavily cleaned/polished by the finder. Overall length 23.6mm; thickness 0.9mm; maximum diameter of lobe 7.5mm; weight 0.76g. Summary and conclusions In terms of size and design, the bar mount is of thirteenth- or fourteenth-century date, being represe…
Created on: Monday 9th August 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 6th July 2022
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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
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