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MOUNT
Unique ID: LVPL-EA8D98
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A copper alloy mount of post-medieval date. The object is circular in plan and D-shaped in cross section. The octofoil (or eight lobed) head is in the form of a flower head with eight evenly spaced petals surrounding a central pellet. At the rear of the object are two integral lugs for attachment. They are incomplete. The mount has a dark green patina and is in fair condition. Similar examples which can be found on the PAS database include LVPL-78C30B and IOW-971B67.
Dimensions: 15mm in diameter, 4.5mm thick (including lugs), 2.4g.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 4.5 mm
Weight: 2.4 g
Diameter: 15 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st December 2015 - Tuesday 1st March 2016
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
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.
References cited
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