Record ID: IOW-424792 - POST MEDIEVAL mount

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MOUNT

Unique ID: IOW-424792

Object type certainty: Certain

A resized image of IOW-424792 Post-Medieval Mount

A complete post-Medieval cast copper-alloy mount (c. 1600-c. 1700 AD).

The mount is moulded at the front and broadly flat at the rear. Its body is sub-oval in plan, narrower at one end. It has a trefoil terminal at one end and a small rounded knop at the opposite end. At the front the body has a flower motif which has five petals and a central pellet. The rear face has two integral spikes, one at each end of the body.
This mount has no patina and the surface metal is a reddish brown colour, partially obscured by light green corrosion products.
25.43 x 9.44 x 5.83mm. Weight: 1.51g.

Subsequent actions

Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: Circa AD 1600
Date to: Circa AD 1700

Dimensions and weight

Length: 25.43 mm
Width: 9.44 mm
Thickness: 5.83 mm
Weight: 1.51 g
Quantity: 1

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Manufacture method: Cast [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Completeness: Complete [scope notes | view all attributed records]

Spatial data

Region: South East And London
County: Isle Of Wight
District: Isle Of Wight
To be known as: Isle of Wight

Method of discovery: Metal detector [scope notes]
General landuse: Cultivated land [scope notes]
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth greater than 0.25m [scope notes]

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 25th January 2012

Personal details

Found by: This information is restricted for your login.
Recorded by: Mr Frank Basford - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Mr Frank Basford - [view all attributed records]

Other reference numbers

Other reference: IOW2012-4-67

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