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MOUNT
Unique ID: NMS-6E1D8D
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Incomplete medieval gilt copper alloy cross-shaped mount with a separate convex-headed central rivet. The three extant arms are of the same length and of D-shaped cross-section. They thicken and widen to their rounded ends. The fourth arm is a stump only. Width 23.4mm. The rivet projects 3mm beyond the reverse. Maximum thickness of arms 1.6mm. Mid 12th - 13th century.
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 1300
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Width: 23.4 mm
Thickness: 1.6 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 11th October 2016 - Monday 14th November 2016
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Other reference numbers
SMR reference number: 61386
Other reference: KLMD112016
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Surface Treatment: Gilded
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: King's Lynn and West Norfolk (District)
Parish or ward: Ringstead (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TF7041
Four figure Latitude: 52.93946926
Four figure longitude: 0.52830675
1:25K map: TF7041
1:10K map: TF74SW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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