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MOUNT
Unique ID: NLM-78B5D8
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
Silver mount. Cast naturalistically modelled half-round figurine of the Virgin and Child, at a scale of c.1:76 or 20mm. The Virgin is portrayed as a standing facing robed figure with her right hand held level with the lower chest, possibly holding an object [now lost]. The Christ Child is held or perches at her left side [right as viewed] with His left arm and left knee crooked and right hand reaching to the breast. The head of the Virgin is lost. The stubs of a pair of small integrally cast fixing prongs c.5mm apart are set below waist level on the back of the figurine; a third may have been lost with the head. The naturalistic style, strong diagonal modelling of drapery, and the integral provision for fixing, may all suggest a later medieval date. Suggested date: Late Medieval, 1350-1450. In view of its age and material this object is to be submitted to the Treasure process, ref. 2015 T794.
Height: 19.5mm, Width: 7.8mm, Thickness (clear of prongs): 2.5mm, Weight: 1.76gms.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Submitted for consideration as Treasure
Treasure details
Treasure case tracking number: 2015T754
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1350
Date to: Circa AD 1450
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Height: 19.5 mm
Width: 7.8 mm
Thickness: 2.5 mm
Weight: 1.76 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 2nd October 2015
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM30117
Treasure case number: 2015T754
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Decoration style: Figurative
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Nottinghamshire (County)
District: Bassetlaw (District)
To be known as: Walkeringham
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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