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MOUNT
Unique ID: IOW-A6CDF5
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete post-Medieval cast copper-alloy mount (c. 1600-c. 1700).
This mount is sub-triangular in plan. At one end it has a pointed knop and at the opposite end there is a stalk-like knop. The body has two parallel ridges below which there are radiating grooves. The rear face is partially concave with the stubs of two spikes.
This mount is reddish brown with light green corrosion products.
Height: 25.4mm; width: 13.6mm; thickness: 2.6mm; thickness including stubs: 4.4mm. Weight: 2.28g.
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Height: 25.4 mm
Width: 13.6 mm
Thickness: 4.4 mm
Weight: 2.28 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 9th April 2014
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2014-4-73
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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