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MOUNT
Unique ID: NMS-92F472
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete cast copper alloy Medieval bar mount. The mount has a large central lobe and two terminal lobes with circular rivets still present in both of them. The central lobe is decorated with an incised cross-hatched design. The reverse of the mount is slightly dished . The metal has a dark brownish-green patina. The mount is 16.8mm long, 8.2mm wide, 2.3mm thick and weighs 1.08g. Similar mounts can be seen in Egan; Dress Accessories p.214 and through ceramic association date to circa 1250-1400 AD.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1250
Date to: Circa AD 1400
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 16.8 mm
Width: 8.2 mm
Thickness: 2.3 mm
Weight: 1.08 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 17th April 2011
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: PastfindersI
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: East Sussex (County)
District: Lewes (District)
To be known as: Near Lewes
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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