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Unique ID: SWYOR-C887FA
Object type certainty: Probably
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A cast copper alloy probable Medieval casket or box mount dating from about AD 1200 - 1300. The mount the terminal of a slender rectangle with a moulded rounded terminal. There is an iron rivet through the terminal, and a projecting hook extends downwards and bends forwards. The body of the mount is semi-circular in section, convex on the front and flat on the back. The broken end of the mount has been sheared off at an angle part of the way through, and then snapped leaving a rough, but patinated surface. The end of the hook is also broken off. The patina is a rich brown colour, and the surface is pitted.
Compare SF-076196 and SWYOR-F52154.
The object is 35.33mm long, 10.35mm wide and 8.9mm thick. 7.21g.
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: 35.33 mm
Width: 10.35 mm
Thickness: 8.9 mm
Weight: 7.21 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st February 2014 - Monday 31st March 2014
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: PAS form number 2220
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Iron
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
Parish or ward: Hemswell Cliff (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SK9591
Four figure Latitude: 53.4072754
Four figure longitude: -0.57240248
1:25K map: SK9591
1:10K map: SK99SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
No references cited so far.
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