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MOUNT

Unique ID: IOW-058500

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

A complete cast copper alloy mount of post-Medieval date. (c.1600-c.1750). The mount is convex at the front and flat at the rear. In plan it is in the form of a heart with a fleur-de-lis terminal. The side fleurs of the fleur-de-lis curve round to join the ridge and thus have circular holes within. At the rear are two integral tapering spikes, circular in cross-section. Both of these are bent towards the fleur-de-lis end. The mount is generally corroded but patches if a shiny khaki patina survive at the front. The rear face is covered with loose light green copper alloy corrosion products. 34.5 x 20.3 x 7.1mm. Weight: 4.94g. Many such mounts have been recorded on this database; most have been given a 17th-century date, while Read (1995, 183; ref. 1255) opts for a date slightly later.

Subsequent actions

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 1600
Date to: Circa AD 1700

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 34.5 mm
Width: 20.3 mm
Thickness: 7.1 mm
Weight: 4.94 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 22nd April 2009

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: IOW2009-2-150

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.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Discovery circumstances: Metal detecting rally
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth greater than 0.25m

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Read, B.	1995	History Beneath our Feet (1995)	Ipswich	Anglia Publishing	183	1255

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Recording Institution: IOW
Created: 14 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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