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MOUNT
Unique ID: NLM-35DDEA
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
Copper alloy mount. Cast discoid concavo-convex mount with a plain front and with two integrally cast prongs of length c.10mm projecting from the back. The prongs have both been bent against the back of the mount and this may have been to facilitate attachment or use as a button. A black coating appears on the display face, and also on the back. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1650-1750.
Diameter: 21.7mm, Thickness: 1.7mm, Height (clear of prongs): 4.6mm, Weight: 4.96gms
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1650
Date to: Circa AD 1750
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Height: 4.6 mm
Thickness: 1.7 mm
Weight: 4.96 g
Diameter: 21.7 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 7th July 2016
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM33011
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Complete
Surface Treatment: Black coated
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