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MOUNT
Unique ID: LEIC-96C9EA
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
Copper-alloy post medieval belt mount.The object is sub-circular in form and has a sub rectangular projection at one end and a sub triangular one at the other. Its body is perforated with four evenly spaced circular holes surrounding by a suggestion of raised lines, indicating a pattern on the surface, now worn away. The reverse has two fxing prongs attached. Length 33mm, width 25mm, thickness 7mm, weight 5.52g.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1600
Date to: Circa AD 1800
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 33 mm
Width: 25 mm
Thickness: 7 mm
Weight: 5.52 g
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Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Leicestershire (County)
District: Melton (District)
Parish or ward: Grimston (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SK6820
Four figure Latitude: 52.77331814
Four figure longitude: -0.99347103
1:25K map: SK6820
1:10K map: SK62SE
Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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