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MOUNT
Unique ID: PUBLIC-230424
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A Roman copper alloy mount in the form of a duck. The ducks head on the mount is facing backwards and is touching its back with its beak. The hoop at the bottom of the mount has broken off 5mm below the body. The perimeters of the wings are perforated with a line of dots. A recessed line divide's the tip of the tail. The dots and recess may have contained enamel. This is an unusual form for a duck mount as the head of the duck is angled backwards facing its tail. The metal worker looks to have tried to portray the bird preening itself.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 410
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 32 mm
Height: 24 mm
Width: 23 mm
Weight: 21.01 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 27th August 2018
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
To be known as: Walesby area
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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