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MOUNT

Unique ID: LANCUM-A76188

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Copper alloy object drawer handle escutcheon dating Post Medieval AD 1600 to 1650. The escutcheon is open worked around the centre and decorated with leaf motifs and four opposing faces. The length is 82mm, the width is 23mm and the weight 49.20g.

See Read (2016, 51) no. 388

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 1600
Date to: Circa AD 1650

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 82 mm
Width: 23 mm
Weight: 49.2 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 26th September 2016 - Monday 26th September 2016

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

Region: North West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Lancashire (County)
District: Hyndburn (District)
Parish or ward: Central (District Ward)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SD7333
Four figure Latitude: 53.79260557
Four figure longitude: -2.41133755
1:25K map: SD7333
1:10K map: SD73SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Minimal cultivation

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Read, B.	2016	Identifying Metal Artefacts Volume 1	Witham	Greenlight	51	388

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Recording Institution: LANCUM
Created: 7 years ago
Updated: 5 years ago

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