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MOUNT
Unique ID: SWYOR-E62B34
Object type certainty: Possibly
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A copper alloy mount with suspension loop, dating from the medieval period. The mount is rectangular in shape and still has traces of gilding on it. It is formed from two rectangular plates joined by a strip of metal bent into a suspension loop. The two plates were joined by two rivets, now missing, attached through large rivet holes. There are traces of gilding on both plates, and they are decorated with rouletting in the form of a double row of triangles along each long side. The loop is decorated with a faint band of possible rouletting along the centre. The object has a smooth green patina. Similar objects can be seen on page 219 - 221 of Dress Accessories. It is believed they were used for suspending objects from the belt, such as a knife or purse, and so acted in a similar way to arched pendant mounts. Compare SWYOR-53E766 and SWYOR-F2F658.
Class: suspension loop
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1200
Date to: Circa AD 1300
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 27.27 mm
Width: 18.34 mm
Thickness: 14.94 mm
Weight: 9.2 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 2nd September 2012 - Sunday 2nd September 2012
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: PAS form number 1994
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Surface Treatment: Gilded
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
Parish or ward: Scotter (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SE8900
Four figure Latitude: 53.489194
Four figure longitude: -0.660089
1:25K map: SE8900
1:10K map: SE80SE
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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