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MOUNT
Unique ID: PUBLIC-36E3D4
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Post medieval copper alloy mount with three bent proection spikes on the reverse (all bent inwards). It measures 51.98 mm in lenth, 27.52 mm in width and weighs 14.3 g. The mount has a central D-shape with an oval projecting to one side and a parallelogram to the other - this is in the form of a fanned tail and decorated with vertical grooves it also has some leather still attached. It may have had an additional fixing purpose. The mount is similar in shape to the acorn type, which in turn look similar to a bird - this example looks very much like a bird and less like an acorn.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 51.98 mm
Width: 27.52 mm
Thickness: 1.55 mm
Weight: 14.3 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 12th April 2014
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Leather
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Kent (County)
District: Ashford (District)
To be known as: Tenterden
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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