Rights Holder: York Museums Trust
CC License: 
Image use policy
Our images can be used under a CC BY attribution licence (unless stated otherwise).
MOUNT
Unique ID: YORYM-26AF54
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete cast lead mount of post-medieval date. The mount is comprised of an undecorated central circular element with a recessed border of incised radiating lines. Roughly one third of the rim remains, with the rest having been lost to old worn breaks, and is decorated with a series of five petalled flowers interspersed with lyre loops topped by four raised pellets. The reverse is undecorated and shows no surviving means of attachment.
The metal is a mid brownish-grey colour and is worn. The mount is 46.5mm long, 42.7mm wide, 4.3mm thick and weighs 36.8g.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1600
Date to: Circa AD 1800
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 46.5 mm
Width: 42.7 mm
Thickness: 4.3 mm
Weight: 36.8 g
Personal details
This information is restricted for your access level.
Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Selby (District)
To be known as: North Duffield
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
No references cited so far.
Similar objects
Find number: SUSS-381614
Object type: TOKEN
Broadperiod: MEDIEVAL
A cast lead token. The token is flat and roughly circular, but approximately 20% is missing.
The obverse of the token depicts a crude flower …
Workflow: Awaiting validation
Find number: SUSS-3830D7
Object type: TOKEN
Broadperiod: MEDIEVAL
A cast lead token. The token is flat and roughly circular – but slightly flattened out of shape.
The obverse of the token depicts a crud…
Workflow: Awaiting validation
Find number: SUSS-383662
Object type: TOKEN
Broadperiod: MEDIEVAL
A cast lead token. The token is flat and roughly circular, with a slight raised rim.
The obverse of the token depicts a flower with five o…
Workflow: Awaiting validation
Timeline of associated dates
About Us
About our Site
Find us
The British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG.
T: +44(0) 20 73238618