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MOUNT
Unique ID: SWYOR-3283C5
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A medieval mount which consists of a circular frame decorated with five- petalled flowers placed at equidistant intervals around its circumference. In the centre is a sinuous three -lobed foliate form, on the reverse of which are the remains of a stud. The mount is silver, and dates from the late fourteenth or the fifteenth century.
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Leeds Museums
Subsequent action after recording: Acquired by museum after being declared Treasure
Treasure details
Treasure case tracking number: 2008T389
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1350
Date to: AD 1500
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Diameter: 14 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 22nd June 2008
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Other reference numbers
Treasure case number: 2008T389
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Leeds (Metropolitan District)
District: Leeds (Metropolitan District)
To be known as: Thorner
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
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