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MOUNT

Unique ID: NLM4250

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Circular mount with incised decoration, crown flanked by two large leafs, traces of gilding. Flat, remains of one attachment on the back.

Notes:

Checked following Sophie Catley. Dating completed (unamended). Drawing ref. added.

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1200
Date to: AD 1540

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 2.9 mm
Weight: 17.59 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 9th February 1999

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: NLM1709

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Decoration method: Incised
Decoration style: Figurative

Surface Treatment: Gilded

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: Boston (District)
To be known as: LINCOLNSHIRE FREISTON

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

No references cited so far.

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Recording Institution: NLM
Created: 23 years ago
Updated: 6 years ago

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