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MOUNT
Unique ID: NLM-119313
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Copper alloy mount fragment. Cast openwork plate, comprising a Greek crosshead within an arc, a slightly expanding cross shaft with a T-shaped terminal and with curvilinear interlace figures in two sub-trapezoid panels forming a field or ground for the cross, as relicts of a more extensive series; the more complete figure appears developed from a strand intruding from its border. The 'Celtic' style of cross and the accompanying details tend to suggest an association with Northumbrian influence over the style of Anglo-Saxon Christianity. The use of openwork may suggest a surface was to be viewed behind the mount, possibly the dyed leather of a book cover. Suggested date: Early Medieval, 675-750.
Height: 30.8mm, Width: 23.6mm, Thickness: 1.9mm, Weight: 3.10gms.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Middle
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Ascribed Culture:
Anglo-Saxon style
Date from: Circa AD 675
Date to: Circa AD 750
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Height: 30.8 mm
Width: 23.6 mm
Thickness: 1.9 mm
Weight: 3.1 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 15th March 2016
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM31774
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Decoration style: Curvilinear
Completeness: Fragment
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: East Lindsey (District)
To be known as: Ludford
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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