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MOUNT
Unique ID: NLM-353D92
Object type certainty: Possibly
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status: Awaiting validation 
Copper alloy possible mount fragment. Rectangular cast plate of thickness 1mm bearing a curvilinear motif divided into reserved areas and deeper zones or cells filled with enamel; all within a narrow border. The enamel is now degraded and crumbled, possibly by burning as well as by bending of the plate; its tint is now turquoise. Two drilled fixing holes of diameter 2mm appear at one end of the plate, and traces of gilding appear near these. The other end of the plate is torn away. A combination of gilt and enamelled decoration hints at an origin in a decorative setting of Limoges work, which might also be used for a buckle plate: the relict motif may resemble an heraldic lion walking, a common motif. Suggested date: Medieval, 1200-1300.
Length: 20mm, Height: 21.1mm, Weight: 3.31gms.
Class: Limoges
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1200
Date to: Circa AD 1300
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 20 mm
Height: 21.1 mm
Weight: 3.31 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 14th November 2016
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM34740
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Incomplete
Surface Treatment: Inlaid with enamel
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
To be known as: near Gainsborough
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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