Record ID: YORYM-0438E3
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy strap fitting or mount, probably Late Iron Age to Roman in date. The object is formed from an oval domed, with a flat reverse. The front surface has a raised central ridge and either side has been divided into six further cells, each cell has been infilled with enamel which alternates in colour between white and red. On the reverse is a circular loop, which is set into the otherwise flat surface. The metal is corroded and much of the original surface has been lost.
Created on: Wednesday 28th January 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Doncaster area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-03C976
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An early-medieval strap junction or strap mount, dating to the 10th - early 12th Century. The object is formed from a quatrefoil shape with a raised moulding in the centre. The moulding appears to represent a stylised face, with very triangular eyes and nose. Each lobe of the quatrefoil is pierced, to allow the mount to be sewn into position. The reverse is undecorated and there is a concave area behind the head. The metal is a mid brownish-red colour, characteristic for metal work dating from the 10th - early 12th Century. See also WILT-9F4BA2, and others, on this database. A sim…
Created on: Wednesday 28th January 2009
Last updated: Tuesday 26th January 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Doncaster area', grid reference and parish protected.