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MOUNT
Unique ID: NLM-1ABED5
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
Copper alloy mount. Cast rounded concavo-convex plate with a narrower stalk; an open incised cross-hatch extends over the rounded part, with a basal borderline; a a pair of incised lines pass across the stalk. A rivet of diameter 1.6mm and length 4.7mm passes through the middle of the mount (cf. Griffiths et. al. Meols, page 119, pl. 20, nos 1129-1139. Mounts of this form are variously likened to schematic shell or animal head motifs. Suggested date: Late Medieval, 1350-1450
Length: 13.4mm, Width: 9.9mm, Thickness: 2.2mm, Weight: 1.24gms
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: 13.4 mm
Width: 9.9 mm
Thickness: 2.2 mm
Weight: 1.24 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 29th September 2018
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM40633
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Complete
Surface Treatment: Incised or engraved or chased
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: East Lindsey (District)
To be known as: Muckton
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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