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MOUNT
Unique ID: SF-6CF637
Object type certainty: Probably
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A copper alloy annular mount of probable Post Medieval date. The object is formed from a flat band, curved round to form an annular shape, with one terminal just overlapping the other. One terminal is narrowed to an oval shape, and the other is incomplete due to old breaks. The band is about 1.8mm in thickness, and gradually expands in width from 5mm at the oval terminal, to a maximum of 8mm, except for one rectangular area, 9.6mm x 8.7mm, defined by a narowing of the band to either side. The mount weighs 2.15g. It may have been used as a binding ring or fitting, for strengthening a bone or wooden object such as a casket, or from a piece of furniture. It bears a superficial resemblance to a finger ring, but its small size and nature of the band suggest an alternative use as a fitting.
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 1800
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 2.15 g
Diameter: 15.19 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 8th March 2011
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Forest Heath (District)
To be known as: Brandon
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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