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MOUNT
Unique ID: IOW-905C01
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete post-Medieval copper-alloy mount (1600-1700).
This symmetrical mount is flat at the front and rear. The edges of the upper face are bevelled. In plan, it is lozenge-shaped at the centre with fleur-de-lis style terminal at each end. At the rear there is an integral tapering spike at each end, rectangular in cross-section.
The front is tinned and the rear face is coarse and greyish green.
Height: 26.5mm; width: 18.1mm; thickness: 2.3mm; thickness including longest spike: 7.4mm. Weight: 4.70g.
A similar mount from South Somerset has been dated c. 17th century (Read 2001: 28. fig. 21. ref: 316).
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: 26.5 mm
Width: 18.1 mm
Thickness: 7.4 mm
Weight: 4.7 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 15th March 2015 - Sunday 15th March 2015
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2015-2-186
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Complete
Surface Treatment: White metal coated
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 | 28. fig. 21 | 316 |
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