Record ID: NMS-9D4408
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Description: Anglo-Saxon silver and copper-alloy boss from unidentified object. Domed, formed from three layers; an upper silver decorated dome over a layer of corroded copper alloy before a further silver layer. Parts of the edge of the upper silver dome may be original, but the lower two layers have no original surviving edge. Decorated with a triquetra in very low relief within a border defined by engraved lines, with gilding surviving between the raised lines. Dimensions: Surviving diameter 14-16mm. Height at least 9mm. Weight 5.2g. Discussion: The function and identity …
Created on: Monday 16th May 2016
Last updated: Thursday 28th May 2020
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Record ID: NMS-049B31
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Silver grosso of Pope Alexander VI (Rodrigo Borgia), Rome, 1492-1503, adapted by the cutting out of a disc from the centre of the coin. The reason for this is uncertain; annular brooches are known which have been similarly treated but they are generally over two centuries earlier in date and have a hole drilled in the perimeter to accommodate a pin. The fashion for making annular brooches out of coins seems to have died out long before the last decade of the 15th century when this grosso was struck. It is probable that another function was intended for this large silver washer but wha…
Created on: Wednesday 9th March 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 9th July 2019
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Record ID: NMS-1A61E9
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy mount. Two notches in the attachment edge and two rivets, one retaining a circular rove, then tapering towards a break across a circular hole. Surviving length 15mm. Width 14mm. Probably 13th - 15th century. Finder's reference AB184.
Created on: Monday 15th February 2016
Last updated: Monday 15th February 2016
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Record ID: NMS-CBB28B
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post-medieval copper alloy mount. Flat square head, the bevelled edges damaged, two integral flat-sectioned attachment spikes on the reverse both bent in the same direction to hold a thickness of circa 2mm. Measuring 14 x 13mm. Circa 17th century.
Created on: Monday 18th January 2016
Last updated: Monday 18th January 2016
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Record ID: NMS-91C347
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy mount. Rectangular sheet, with a repoussé border and trefoil projection at each corner, with a central dome pierced for the missing rivet. Measuring 16.5 x 17mm. Probably 14th - 15th century.
Created on: Tuesday 22nd December 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 4th April 2017
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Record ID: NMS-2DFC87
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy openwork mount, furniture fitting or decorative grille made from thin sheet. Broken, now triangular with two surviving sides set at slightly wider than 90 degrees, slightly raised plain repoussé border and elaborate openwork in a D-shaped panel in the surviving corner and broken across a curved panel, perhaps circular when complete. Three empty attachment holes at the edge, one in the surviving complete corner and one next to each break. The surface is mostly a bright gold colour and uncorroded as it was found in waterlogged conditions. Surviving dimensions 54…
Created on: Thursday 17th December 2015
Last updated: Monday 4th December 2023
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Record ID: NMS-2C0391
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post-medieval copper alloy mount. Central circular boss with multi-foil flange decorated with radiating grooves and lines in low relief. The stubs of two broken, integral attachment spikes protrude from the reverse. Diameter 25mm. Thickness (excluding spikes) 4mm. Circa 17th century.
Created on: Thursday 17th December 2015
Last updated: Thursday 17th December 2015
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Record ID: NMS-2BCFDE
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy mount. Domed sheet in the form of a stylised human mask with hat, notched edges forming hair and a beard, and rivets through the prominent ears (one rivet missing). Two holes form eyes, with a larger hole for the mouth, and slightly raised nose. Height 20.5mm. Width 22mm. Probably 13th - 14th century.
Created on: Thursday 17th December 2015
Last updated: Thursday 3rd January 2019
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Record ID: NMS-5A4716
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy mount in the form of a stylized scallop shell. Slightly concave reverse with a single separate rivet with circular rove. Measuring 16 x 13mm. See an example from an early 15th century context in London (Egan and Pritchard, 2002, 201, fig.126, no.1083).
Created on: Monday 7th December 2015
Last updated: Monday 7th December 2015
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Record ID: NMS-19DC7F
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy bar mount. Central pierced circular boss with tapering D-sectioned bars to either side, the ends broken. Surviving length 25mm. Width 9mm. See Egan and Pritchard (2002, fig. 134, 1154). 12th - 14th century.
Created on: Friday 4th December 2015
Last updated: Friday 4th December 2015
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Record ID: NMS-9AE5E7
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Medieval silver mount, now distorted and incomplete, the surviving part in two joining pieces. A conical faceted sexfoil, each foil with a median arris terminating in a short pointed projection at the outer edge, with an engraved line separating each foil, and a central hole in the flat apex of the cone. Height 17mm. Diameter of base (reconstructed) circa 34mm. Weight 3.3g. 13th - 14th century.
Created on: Monday 16th November 2015
Last updated: Thursday 2nd July 2020
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Record ID: NMS-76E572
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval silver mount. A conical sexfoil with a central hole, now slightly squashed. Each foil has a longitudinal arris, with an engraved line terminating in a notch at the edge separating each foil. Height 9mm. Base 14 x 16mm. Weight 0.8g.
Created on: Wednesday 21st October 2015
Last updated: Monday 8th June 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Wragby', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-178AE0
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Iron Age socketed terminal mount in the form of a bull's head. Circular-sectioned socket filled with orange-stained soil, perhaps from iron corrosion, with four evenly spaced rivet holes between two very fine engraved lines around the edge. One of the rivet holes is broken through and there is a ragged crack extending 11mm from the edge, possibly caused by internal corrosion forcing the socket apart. The socket tapers smoothly from the opening, curving at the end to form a narrow neck before the stylised bull's head. This is cast in the round, with horizontal horns which bend sha…
Created on: Tuesday 22nd September 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 16th February 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Scarning', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-18AEC3
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Mount or inlay. Fragment of flat-sectioned silver strip, parallel sided, broken at one end, the other end an angled concave edge with the corners broken. The upper face decorated with a flower and leaves on a field keyed for niello, much of which survives. There is a narrow, plain border around the edge without niello. On the reverse are discoloured patches probably the result of solder, with no other visible means of attachment. Surviving dimensions 21 x 12 x 1mm. Weight 1.1g. The size of the fragment has made finding parallels difficult and consequently a broad date range of 15…
Created on: Thursday 10th September 2015
Last updated: Thursday 2nd July 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wiveton', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: NMS-26B711
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy mount from harness or furniture. Slightly hollow backed, shallow D-sectioned bar, constricted with slight pointed projection to either side before expanding to form a rounded, pierced terminal with pointed projection at one end, expanding briefly before a ragged break at the other. Very worn and corroded. Surviving length 59mm. Width of bar 13.5mm. Width of terminal 17mm. 13th - 14th century. For broadly similar terminals see NMS-D9D284 (Finningham, Suffolk) and NMS-EFA631 (HER56994, Elsing, Norfolk).
Created on: Tuesday 30th June 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 30th June 2015
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Record ID: NMS-9C7CE1
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy mount, binding strip or edging. Rectangular sheet, broken at one end, one long edge bent downwards with a scored line on the internal angle, engraved on the upper face with a group of three and a group of two angled lines, the upper face engraved with two longitudinal lines with two groups of three angled lines between and an empty rivet hole near one edge, ragged break at the opposite short edge. There are slight traces of probable tinning. Surviving length 21mm Width 14mm. Probably 13th - 14th century.
Created on: Monday 18th May 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 19th May 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Dunton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-22CE27
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
Description: Unidentified silver object, possibly a mount, complete but in two refitting pieces. The object is cruciform in shape, comprising a central rectangular panel from which project four animal-heads, forming the arms of the cross. One animal-head has broken off at the neck and is now separate; two are bent inwards at 90 degrees to the central panel, and the fourth is almost straight with a slight inward curve. The reverse of the object is plain and slightly hollowed, and the central plate is slightly convex. The upper surface of the object is decorated in low relief. The …
Created on: Thursday 30th April 2015
Last updated: Thursday 2nd July 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Somerleyton, Ashby and Herringfleet', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-4F5AAD
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Silver post-medieval openwork mount cast in low relief in the form of a five petalled flower with a large central hole, surrounded by five smaller five petalled rosettes connected by tendrils. The centre of each rosette is crosshatched, and each tendril has a short projection on the outer edge probably representing a thorn or leaf. On the reverse are two circular-sectioned integral attachment lugs. The impression of the cuttlefish used to cast the mount is clearly visible over the whole reverse. Both faces are in very crisp condition. Maximum external diameter 23mm. Thickness (e…
Created on: Tuesday 13th January 2015
Last updated: Monday 21st December 2015
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Record ID: NMS-4799D7
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post-medieval copper alloy mount. Lozengiform, the upper face cast in the form of multiple closely spaced circular bosses, creating a scalloped edge. Single rectangular-sectioned attachment spike on the reverse. Measuring 26 x 15mm. Length of spike 11mm. Circa 17th century.
Created on: Tuesday 25th November 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 25th November 2014
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Record ID: NMS-C9BD37
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Medieval silver, gilded mount. Disc, with a crowned Lombardic T in low relief on a crosshatched ground with a separate ring soldered around the edge of the upper face forming a border consisting of an internal rib and two thin external ribs either side of a deep groove containing evenly spaced pellets. There are traces of solder over the reverse and outer edge. Part of the disc and border are broken and missing. Circa 1500 - 1550. Diameter 24mm. Thickness 2.8mm. Thickness of disc (without border) 1mm. Weight 4.8g. The solder covering the reverse shows the mount was attached to a…
Created on: Friday 7th November 2014
Last updated: Thursday 13th October 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wymondham', grid reference and parish protected.