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MOUNT
Unique ID: LIN-DD84E9
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A copper-alloy medieval (AD c.1200-c.1500) mount with an integral rivet. The mount is in the shape of a slightly convex and faceted sexfoil with pointed lobes and radiating grooves defining the lobes. It has a single central integral rivet on its reverse, which is square sectioned and measures 8.6mm long and 2.5mm thick. Overall, the mount measures 21.4mm in diameter and 12.4mm thick. It weighs 3.85g.
cf. Egan and Pritchard, 2002, p.191-2, no.1027.
Class: Sexfoil
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1200
Date to: Circa AD 1500
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 12.4 mm
Weight: 3.85 g
Diameter: 21.4 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st January 2013
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Site 3: 17
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: North Kesteven (District)
To be known as: Sleaford area
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egan, G. and Pritchard, F. | 2002 | Dress Accessories, c.1150-c.1450 (Medieval Finds from Excavations in London) (2002) | London | HMSO | 191-2 | 1027 |
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