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MOUNT
Unique ID: IOW-3BDDC6
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete post-Medieval cast copper-alloy mount (c.1600-c. 1700).
This mount was probably symmetrical in plan prior to being broken. It is convex at the front and excepting the spikes, is flat at the rear. At one end of the mount there is a complete knop in the form of a stylised acorn. At the base of the acorn there is a narrow waist. The central part, adjacent to the waist, is oval in plan. Part of a second waist survives where there is a transverse break. The incomplete tapering spikes on the rear face are circular in cross-section.
The metal is generally reddish brown with patches of green patina and corrosion products. Under magnification, tiny flecks of gilding can be seen at the front. The break is old.
Height: 26.19; width: 8.53mm; thickness: 3.46mm; thickness including spikes: 6.58mm. Weight: 3.05g.
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: Late
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1600
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Height: 26.19 mm
Width: 8.53 mm
Thickness: 6.58 mm
Weight: 3.05 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 27th January 2013
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2013-2-97
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Surface Treatment: Gilded
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: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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