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MOUNT
Unique ID: IOW-1B48C7
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete post-Medieval cast copper-alloy mount (c. 1500-c. 1650 AD).
This mount is sub-circular in plan, moulded at the front and flat at the rear. At the front, it has a central pellet surrounded by five evenly spaced pellets forming a six-petalled flower-head motif. On the rear face are two incomplete integral spikes.
This mount is in poor condition and is corroded overall. It has traces of a green patina at the front.
Diameter: 12.29mm; thickness: 5.24mm. Weight: 1.56g.
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: Early
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1650
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 5.24 mm
Weight: 1.56 g
Diameter: 12.29 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 25th March 2012
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2012-1-183
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
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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