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MOUNT
Unique ID: WAW-FB178C
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Medieval (13th to 15th century) mount: The mount is a shield-shape and on the outer face has a low-relief frame. The mount is possibly decorated by if so, corrosion has distorted the design so it is not visible. There are slight domes, one towards the upper edge and the other towards the lower edge which may be a rivet head, although the rivet is not visible on the reverse. The reverse is undecorated.
The mount has a grey patina and measures 28.02mm long, 19.21mm wide, 2.61mm thick and weighs 4.79g.
The mount is possibly Medieval, 13th to 15th centuries.
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 1500
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 28.02 mm
Width: 19.21 mm
Thickness: 2.61 mm
Weight: 4.79 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 11th November 2017 - Saturday 11th November 2017
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Uncertain
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Leicestershire (County)
District: Hinckley and Bosworth (District)
Parish or ward: Markfield (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SK4809
Four figure Latitude: 52.67658416
Four figure longitude: -1.29150635
1:25K map: SK4809
1:10K map: SK40NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
No references cited so far.
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