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MOUNT
Unique ID: DUR-58A334
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Cast copper alloy Post Medieval furniture mount, late 17th-18th century in date.
It is sub-rectangular in plan with integrally cast floral motifs. There is a flower in the centre with leaves coming off, the terminals end in points. There are the remains of two studs on the reverse, one on each end. These have broken so only a small piece remains.
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 1650
Date to: Circa AD 1800
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 44.8 mm
Width: 13.19 mm
Thickness: 4.33 mm
Weight: 8.4 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st October 2010
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: North East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: County Durham (Unitary Authority)
District: County Durham (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Durham Area
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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