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MOUNT
Unique ID: BH-214DD2
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A copper-alloy hooked mount of post-Medieval date.
The horizontal top side has a central depression, while the long sides converge towards the base, where there is the remnant of a backward-facing hook. The upper surface is convex, the underside slightly concave. There are two rivet holes, both located halfway across the mount, the upper one containing the corroded remains of an iron rivet. The object measures 29.6mm long, 12.7mm wide and 2.3mm thick (not including the hook). The weight is 2.6g.
This hooked mount is probably a sword-belt fitting. The suggested date is 17th century.
Class: Hooked
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1600
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 29.6 mm
Width: 12.7 mm
Thickness: 2.3 mm
Weight: 2.6 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 19th September 2010
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Ver 10/141 - 14
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Iron
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hertfordshire (County)
District: North Hertfordshire (District)
To be known as: Offley
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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