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MOUNT
Unique ID: IOW-0BD673
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete and corroded post-Medieval copper-alloy mount (c. 1600-c. 1700).
One end is missing and the edges are abraded.
This mount is lozenge-shaped in plan and particularly small. It is convex at the front and flat at the rear. There is possibly a design at the front but it is unclear. The rear face has the stubs of two integral rivets or spikes, one at each end. These are circular in cross-section.
This mount is reddish brown at the front with traces of a white metal coating and green at the rear.
Length: 17.0mm; width: 7.6mm; thickness: 1.2mm; thickness including stubs: 3.0mm. Weight: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxg.
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: 17 mm
Width: 7.6 mm
Thickness: 3 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 29th May 2016 - Sunday 29th May 2016
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2016-2-214
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Incomplete
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: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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