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MOUNT
Unique ID: IOW-8B6679
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete post-Medieval copper-alloy mount (c. 1600-c. 1700).
This quatrefoil mount is flat at the front and rear. It has a pointed projection in each angle. The rear face has the two spikes, both are incomplete.
This mount has a matt green patina with the underlying crimson metal showing through in places.
Length: 39.7mm; width: 39.6mm; thickness: 2.1mm; thickness including the spikes: 5.5mm. Weight: 13.57g.
A similar, but smaller mount, has been recorded from South Somerset (Read 2001: 28, fig.19, ref: 278).
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
Length: 39.7 mm
Width: 39.6 mm
Thickness: 5.5 mm
Weight: 13.57 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 15th November 2015 - Sunday 15th November 2015
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2015-2-494
Materials and construction
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.19 | 278 |
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