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MOUNT
Unique ID: NLM-59AD88
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Copper alloy
Mount fragment. Cast relief, hollow behind, depicting four petals and the stem of a plant and smaller leaves. The style resembles that of Post-Medieval sword fittings, though no evidence for attachment survives and this object might equally have adorned furniture. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1500-1600.
Length: 47.12mm, Width: 36.78mm, Thickness: 1.99mm, Weight: 16.59gms.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1600
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 47.12 mm
Width: 36.78 mm
Thickness: 1.99 mm
Weight: 16.59 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 30th March 2010
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM14325
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Decoration style: Floral
Completeness: Fragment
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
District: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Winterton (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SE9219
Four figure Latitude: 53.659406
Four figure longitude: -0.609297
1:25K map: SE9219
1:10K map: SE91NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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