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MOUNT
Unique ID: SF-341890
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A copper-alloy fragment from a mount of Medieval to Post-Medieval in date.
It is sub-rectangular and flat with a convex front face. In the centre is a circular aperture, probably a rivet hole.
This mount measures 21.37mm in length, 12.76mm in width, 1.01mm in thickness, 1.02g in weight.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1400
Date to: Circa AD 1600
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 21.37 mm
Width: 12.76 mm
Thickness: 1.01 mm
Weight: 1.02 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st October 2014
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Fragment
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cambridgeshire (County)
District: East Cambridgeshire (District)
To be known as: Burrough Green
Spatial coordinates
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
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