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MOUNT
Unique ID: NLM-4C05BC
Object type certainty: Probably
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Copper alloy probable mount. Cast plate with a trefoil or lis terminal at one end and a larger, possibly cockle shell shaped terminal at the other. Relief decoration is moulded on the intervening narrower part of the mount. A rivet of diameter 1.7mm and length 4.1mm passes through the lis terminal. The object is sharply bent towards its larger terminal. Suggested date: Late Medieval, 1350-1450.
Length (as found): 30.0mm, Width: 11.5mm, Thickness: 3.5mm, Weight: 4.49gms
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1350
Date to: Circa AD 1450
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 30 mm
Width: 11.5 mm
Thickness: 3.5 mm
Weight: 4.49 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 9th April 2018
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM39060
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Nottinghamshire (County)
District: Bassetlaw (District)
To be known as: Rampton
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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