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MOUNT
Unique ID: NLM-1A79E4
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Copper alloy Mount. Cast zoomorphic Mount in the form of the head of a maned lion with a drilled hole at the mouth; the slight curvature at the back may suggest this was attached to a vessel. Suggested date: Roman, 43-300.
Height: 21.3mm, Width: 17.8mm, Thickness: 7.0mm, Weight: 5.34gms.
Class: Lion head
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 300
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Height: 21.3 mm
Width: 17.8 mm
Thickness: 7 mm
Weight: 5.34 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 8th November 2013
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM24924
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Decoration style: Zoomorphic
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Nottinghamshire (County)
District: Bassetlaw (District)
To be known as: Dunham on Trent
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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