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MOUNT
Unique ID: SF-128758
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A copper alloy Medieval or Post-Medieval sheet metal mount. It is incomplete as a result of old breaks and possible plough damage. It has a cruciform shape, two opposite arms of which have semi-circular projections, at the centre of which are circular depressions, suggesting rivet holes, although the metal remains unperforated. The other opposing arms are also rectangular, but one is missing its terminal. The other has two triangualr extensions on either side, and a similar circular depression as seen on the other two arms.
The mount measures 34.96mm x 39.63mm and weighs 4.04g. It may have been a box or furniture mount.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1300
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 39.63 mm
Width: 34.96 mm
Weight: 4.04 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st November 2010
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Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Mid Suffolk (District)
To be known as: Mickfield
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
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