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MOUNT
Unique ID: PUBLIC-EA7983
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete copper alloy medieval bar mount. 60% of the original mount remains. It is thin and long with a broad circular central hole and a smaller circular knop at the end that is remaining, holding in situ a copper rivet.
It is similar to an example from London illustrated by Egan and Pritchard (991,214 fig 134 no. 1154 ) with one of the ends missing. It belongs to a group with a long chronology extending from the late 12th to mid 15th century.
Length 36mm, width 11mm, thickness 2.7mm weight 1.1g
Notes:
Class: Bar
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1150
Date to: Circa AD 1450
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 36 mm
Width: 11 mm
Thickness: 2.4 mm
Weight: 1.1 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 17th May 2015 - Sunday 17th May 2015
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Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Selby (District)
Parish or ward: Tadcaster (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SE4643
Four figure Latitude: 53.88116156
Four figure longitude: -1.30173242
1:25K map: SE4643
1:10K map: SE44SE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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