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MOUNT
Unique ID: PUBLIC-C55DB7
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete Post-Medieval (1500-1700) cast copper-alloy mount. The front has a rounded main section, with a smaller knop topped by an even smaller knop. The lower end appears to have broken off. The mount is undecorated, with what seems to be a tinned surface. The back is flat with one remaining bent and pointed prong. The mount is 25 mm high and 17 mm wide, and weighs 3.4 g. The mount is in fair condition.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Height: 25 mm
Width: 17 mm
Weight: 3.4 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 9th March 2011
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Incomplete
Surface Treatment: White metal coated
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Cannfield
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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