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MOUNT
Unique ID: YORYM-09C086
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete cast copper alloy mount of post-medieval date. The mount is circular in plan with a convex front face decorated with evenly spaced concentric rings expanding from a central knop. The knop appears to be damaged and incomplete and the outer edges are broken and worn. The reverse is concave and undecorated with a centrally positioned, square sectioned attachment shank projecting out to terminate in a worn break. A faint casting line can be see to either side of the integrally cast shank.
The metal has a mid brownish-green patina and is worn. The mount is 28.4mm in diameter, 6.3mm thick and weighs 7.7g.
Similar examples can be seen on the PAS database as KENT-B90734 and YORYM-51CC81
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
Thickness: 6.3 mm
Weight: 7.7 g
Diameter: 28.4 mm
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
District: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Wawne
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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