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MOUNT
Unique ID: NLM-ABFDAA
Object type certainty: Possibly
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Copper alloy possible mount fragment, as kindly suggested by the finder. A narrow cast D-section or plano-convex strip with a possible collar at one end separating it from a narrow concavo-convex ‘bowl’, a feature which might suggest a function as a small recent cruet spoon. However, white metal plating [or gilding - see below] appears only on the convex side of the object, confirming its placement as a mount with the flat side against its setting. Darkened by treatment with oil by the finder. Suggested date: Early Medieval, 750-850
Length: 23.6mm, Width: 7.6mm, Thickness (at ‘stem’): 1.9mm, Weight: 1.07gms
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Middle
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Ascribed Culture:
Anglo-Saxon style
Date from: Circa AD 750
Date to: Circa AD 850
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 23.6 mm
Width: 7.6 mm
Thickness: 1.9 mm
Weight: 1.07 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st February 2022
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM50292
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Fragment
Surface Treatment: White metal coated
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Selby (District)
To be known as: Ryther
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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