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MOUNT
Unique ID: LVPL-59B1B6
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A cast copper alloy belt mount dating to the medieval period, (1100-1500). The object is a hollow convex pointed oval mount. On the rear of the object is the stub of an integral spike for attachment. The spike is square in cross-section. The upper surface is undecorated. The object has a dark green patina and is in good condition. The outer face has been coated in a white metal, probably tin.
Dimensions: 20mm in length, 11mm in width, 1.10g
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: Circa AD 1450
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 20 mm
Width: 11 mm
Weight: 1.1 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st June 2016 - Wednesday 16th March 2016
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Stoke upon Tern
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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