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MOUNT
Unique ID: YORYM-85392B
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A complete copper alloy strap fitting of Roman date. The fitting is comprised of a heart-shaped plate with rounded knop at the pointed end. A rectangular shaft extends from between the upper lobes and widens into a rectangular attachment loop decorated with transverse grooves. The reverse is flat and undecorated except for the broken and worn remains of a circular sectioned shaft extending from the centre of the heart-shaped element.
The metal has a mid green patina and is worn. The fitting is 35.7mm long, 19.9mm wide, 2.7mm thick (5.5mm with projections) and weighs 6.8g.
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Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 410
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 35.7 mm
Width: 19.9 mm
Thickness: 5.5 mm
Weight: 6.8 g
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Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
District: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Preston Area
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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