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STUD
Unique ID: IOW-87A10B
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete post-Medieval cast copper-alloy stud or mount (c. 1500-c. 1600).
This stud is convex at the front and concave at the rear. The domed front is in the form of a schematic flower head with grooves dividing eight pointed petals. At the rear a central integral bent spike is square in cross-section beneath the head but becomes circular in cross-section nearer the sharp point.
It is green and reddish brown with traces of a shiny green patina at the front.
Height of head: 4.9mm; height including spike: 9.1mm; maximum diameter: 22.4mm. Weight: 4.97g.
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
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1600
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Height: 9.1 mm
Weight: 4.97 g
Diameter: 22.4 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 17th August 2014
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2014-2-365
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
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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