LANCUM-EE9C07: Mount

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MOUNT

Unique ID: LANCUM-EE9C07

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation

Cast lead mount in the shape of a horses head, dating to the post medieval period. The front of the mount is slighly concave in shape whilst the back is flat, the edges have evidence of the casting ridge. The design is of a horses head and neck.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Ascribed Culture:

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 26 mm
Thickness: 3 mm
Weight: 10.34 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st May 2004

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Lead
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: North West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Lancashire (County)
District: Lancaster (District)
To be known as: Bolton Le Sands

Spatial coordinates


Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

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Audit data

Recording Institution: LANCUM
Created: 19 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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