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MOUNT
Unique ID: NLM-75191C
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Copper alloy mount with leather adhering. Cast heart-shaped mount with a pair of pointed triangular prongs of length c.10mm projecting from the back, both pointing inwards and towards each other. The fixing pins retain a scrap of leather of thickness 3.5mm. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1600-1700.
Length: 24.4mm, Width: 17.5mm, Thickness: 1.8mm, Weight: 4.35gms
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: MODERN
Date from: Circa AD 1600
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 24.4 mm
Width: 17.5 mm
Thickness: 1.8 mm
Weight: 4.35 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 26th August 2017
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM37431
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Leather
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
To be known as: Wharton
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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