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MOUNT
Unique ID: FAKL-693247
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Copper alloy shield shaped mount bearing a single 5.5mm wide incised band running from top left to bottom right. This may have been inlaid with enamel but no trace survives.
Notes:
The object has been referred to Mrs Irene Szymanski who dated the form of the shield to the late 13th century. While the heraldic 'Bend' is a common device Mrs Szymanski suggested that these mount may have belonged to William de Stopham (obit. 1317) who had lands in the area.
Class: Heraldic
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Ante AD 1317
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Height: 50.7 mm
Width: 43.1 mm
Thickness: 1.7 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st June 2002
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: 189
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Hand made
Decoration style: Heraldic
Completeness: Incomplete
Surface Treatment: Inlaid with enamel
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Ryedale (District)
To be known as: North Cave
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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