Rights Holder: North Lincolnshire Museum
CC License:

Image use policy

Our images can be used under a CC BY attribution licence (unless stated otherwise).

MOUNT

Unique ID: NLM-D34447

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

A cast lead mount. Circular openwork, with a frame decorated with vertical hatching. Evenly spaced around the frame are four circular lugs, the bottom two of which have been perforated. The central device is a lion or probably lioness in profile, in romanesque style. The head is turned backwards, as though he is biting his/her tail. The beast has an open mouth and a large oval eye. Around the neck and waist is a decorated band of rows of squares. The back of the accessory is plain. The diameter is 43.50mm and the weight is 13.45g.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1150
Date to: AD 1300

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 13.45 g
Diameter: 43.5 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st August 2004

Personal details

This information is restricted for your access level.

Other reference numbers

Other reference: NLM08125

Materials and construction

Primary material: Lead
Manufacture method: Cast

Spatial metadata

Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
District: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Kirton In Lindsey

Spatial coordinates

Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

No references cited so far.

Similar objects

Find number: LEIC-FFDEE7
Object type: MOUNT
Broadperiod: MEDIEVAL
Medieval copper alloy mount, 34mm in diameter and 3mm thick with a weight of c.6grams.The object is circular and is slightly dished. It consi…
Workflow: Awaiting validation

Find number: DENO-723ED7
Object type: MOUNT
Broadperiod: MEDIEVAL
Medieval cast copper alloy mount in the shape of a leopard/lion running right with open mouth and head facing backwards (passant regardant). T…
Workflow: Awaiting validation

Find number: NMGW-A81DD8
Object type: MOUNT
Broadperiod: MEDIEVAL
Zoomorphic mount, possibly a Romanesque lion mount from a processional cross of 12th or 13th century date The cast mount is incomplete, …
Workflow: Awaiting validation

Timeline of associated dates

Report a mistake

Audit data

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

Other formats: this page is available as qrcode json xml geojson pdf rdf representations.