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MOUNT
Unique ID: LVPL-801163
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Cast copper alloy belt or box mount dating to the late Medieval period. The object consists of a narrow bar with a pierced palmate terminal at either end. The object is D-shaped in cross-section and has a dark green patina. It is in good condition. A similar example is no.1789, p19, Crummy, (1988).
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1400
Date to: Circa AD 1600
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 41.72 mm
Width: 10.55 mm
Thickness: 2.54 mm
Weight: 2.5 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st November 2011
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: North West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cheshire East (Unitary Authority)
District: Cheshire East (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Sandbach
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crummy, N. | 1988 | Colchester Archaeological Report 5: The Post Roman Small Finds From Excavations in Colchester 1971-85 | Colchester | Colchester Archaeological Trust |
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