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MOUNT
Unique ID: DUR-F31E57
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Copper alloy rectangular bar with triangular enamel panels, probably Roman in date.
It is rectangular in plan and in cross-section. The upper face is split into triangular panels by a central zig-zag line. These panels are infilled with enamel, the upper line being red, the lower being blue. There are four blue triangles and the red, the last upper triangle having lost its enamel. The mount is then broken. The reverse of the item is plain and flat.
It has a generally green patina with some darker patches on the reverse due to corrosion.
It is uncertain what the function of this item is as there are no obvious means of attachment on any surface. The left hand end (as viewed in this photograph) is broken but the width seems to be complete and the other end is complete also. It has a width of 7.98mm which is thin to be a strap slide or a kinfe handle. It is most likely this was a mount or fitting of some kind on furniture.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 410
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 54.64 mm
Width: 7.98 mm
Thickness: 3.79 mm
Weight: 7.45 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st June 2010
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Uncertain
Surface Treatment: Inlaid with enamel
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Rotherham (Metropolitan District)
District: Rotherham (Metropolitan District)
Parish or ward: Dalton (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: NZ1108
Four figure Latitude: 54.467254
Four figure longitude: -1.831796
1:25K map: NZ1108
1:10K map: NZ10NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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