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MOUNT
Unique ID: DUR-2608E1
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A complete copper alloy mount dating to the Medieval period. The mount is in the shape of a fleur de lis, there is one vertical extension and two curved on either side. Below these extensions is a horizontal line with three curved extensions pointing down. On the opposite side is a rivet that would have attached the object to what it was decorating. The metal is green in colour and well preserved. It weighs 5.9g and measures 27.76mm in length, 19.43mm in width and 4.91mm in thickness. See Egan, G. and Pritchard, F. (2002) Dress Accessories, 1150-1450, Museum of London: 200: no. 1084.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1150
Date to: Circa AD 1400
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 27.76 mm
Width: 19.43 mm
Thickness: 4.91 mm
Weight: 5.9 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 30th June 2011 - Thursday 15th March 2012
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Nottinghamshire (County)
District: Bassetlaw (District)
To be known as: Near Doncaster
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egan, G. and Pritchard, F. | 1991 | Dress Accessories, c.1150-c.1450 (Medieval Finds from Excavations in London 3) (1991) | London | Stationery Office Books | 200 | 1084 |
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