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MOUNT
Unique ID: IOW-92F570
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete cast copper-alloy post-Medieval hooked mount for a sword belt (c. 1500-c. 1650). The fitting consists of a domed oval plate, 21.5mm in length with a maximum width of 17.8mm. The plate is concave on the reverse. It has a terminal at one end and a hook at the opposite end. The terminal is sub-oval in plan, convex at the front and concave at the rear. It has the remains of a separate iron rivet. There is a transverse moulded rib between this terminal and the oval dome. The front of the dome has three longitudinal facets (flat at the front and sloping at the sides). At the opposite end of the plate there is a single moulded rib similar to the aforementioned rib although it is slightly larger. Beyond this moulding is an integral rearward projecting hook, now incomplete. The hook is 'D'-shaped in cross-section, flat at the rear. At the rear of the moulding, between the plate and the hook, there is a stub of an integral stud/rivet. Decoration on the front of the domed plate consists of curvilinear grooves that may have formed a floral design. However, due to corrosion the overall design has been lost. This object is largely corroded and a shiny dark green patina partially covers the domed plate at the front. 48.1 x 17.8 x 8.9mm. Weight: 10.55g.
Class: Sword belt
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1650
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 48.1 mm
Width: 17.8 mm
Thickness: 8.9 mm
Weight: 10.55 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 29th August 2010
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2010-2-413
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Iron
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.
References cited
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