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MOUNT
Unique ID: NLM-FE6095
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Copper alloy
Mount. Cast rectangular plate with three rivet holes at one end; two occupied by rivets of diameter 1.8mm which are clenched over at the back of the plate; the central hole appears countersunk, of diameter 2mm, and perhaps was never used. The mid point of the plate is ridged, and its other end is also thickened with a gutter adjacent to this on the back. Decoration comprises incised triangles either side of the central ridge, filled with groups of two or three round or oval punchmarks. An identification as a fragment from scale armour was offered by the finder, on the grounds that groove and gutter might permit articulation, but Dr Kevin Leahy kindly opines the object is too thick to admit this. Suggested date: Medieval, 1350-1450.
Length: 25.1mm, Width: 14.3mm, Thickness: 1.4mm, Weight: 3.25gms.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1350
Date to: Circa AD 1450
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 25.1 mm
Width: 14.3 mm
Thickness: 1.4 mm
Weight: 3.25 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 16th November 2011
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM19371
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
Parish or ward: Somerby (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TA0506
Four figure Latitude: 53.54015848
Four figure longitude: -0.41702674
1:25K map: TA0506
1:10K map: TA00NE
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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