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MOUNT
Unique ID: IOW-6539F4
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A cast copper-alloy Medieval casket (bar) mount (1200-1500). The mount is sub-rectangular in plan, convex at the front and flat at the rear. It has two pairs of transverse ribs, 24.4mm apart. At one end there is an oval section with a circular hole for a rivet, 2.4mm in diameter. This end terminates with an elongated knop. At the opposite end there is an old oblique break. The mount is probably a hinge-fitting or binding for a small casket or container. The object has minute flecks of a mid-green patina. 59.4 x 9.1 x 1.6mm. Weight: 3.85g.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1200
Date to: Exactly AD 1500
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 59.4 mm
Width: 9.1 mm
Thickness: 1.6 mm
Weight: 3.85 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 19th August 2010
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2010-2-395
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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