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MOUNT
Unique ID: NLM-02F614
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Copper alloy mount. Fragment of an elongated oval plate of pressed metal with a lug with fixing hole of diameter 2mm bent over at one curved end. A decorative stamped design comprises a lozenge with its border adorned by a series of oval depressions; the motif appears reversed on the back of the object. An overall curvature may suggest this was attached to a walking stick or staff. Suggested date: Modern, 1850-1900.
Length: 40.8mm, Width (as found): 12.9mm, Thickness: 0.7mm, Weight: 1.84gms.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MODERN
Period from: MODERN
Period to: MODERN
Date from: Circa AD 1850
Date to: Circa AD 1900
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 40.8 mm
Width: 12.9 mm
Thickness: 0.7 mm
Weight: 1.84 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 25th September 2011
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM19218a
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Milled
Completeness: Fragment
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North East Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
District: North East Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Ashby cum Fenby (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TA2601
Four figure Latitude: 53.490629
Four figure longitude: -0.102321
1:25K map: TA2601
1:10K map: TA20SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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