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MOUNT
Unique ID: IOW-F05EF2
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete post-Medieval cast copper-alloy mount (c. 1600-c. 1700).
The mount is an elongated sub-triangular shape in plan. It is slightly convex at the front and largely flat at the rear. In plan, it has a pointed knop at one end and a rounded knop at the opposite end. At the rear there are two tapering integral and overlapping spikes which are circular in cross-section.
This mount has traces of a green patina.
Height: 26.4mm; width: 9.5mm; thickness: 1.9mm; thickness including spikes: 6.7mm. Weight: 2.44g.
A similar mount has been illustrated by Read 2001: 29, fig. 22, ref: 330 and dated c. 17th century.
Read, B. 2001. Metal Artefacts of Antiquity. Portcullis Publishing. Langport.
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: 26.4 mm
Width: 9.5 mm
Thickness: 6.7 mm
Weight: 2.44 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 23rd November 2014
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2014-2-504
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
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.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Read, B. | 2001 | Metal artefacts of antiquity: A catalogue of small finds from specific areas of the United Kingdom | Langport | Portcullis Publishing | 29, fig. 22 | 330 |
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