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MOUNT
Unique ID: IOW-625ABE
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete post-Medieval copper-alloy mount (c. 1600-c. 1700).
This mount is sub-circular in plan and is in the form of a flower head with petals. There is a stylised quatrefoil motif at the centre consisting of four 'petals' with a central pellet. The rear face has two integral spikes. These are sub-rectangular in cross-section. One spike is complete and just a stub of the other survives.
This mount is corroded and is abraded around the edge, It has a patchy dark green patina with traces of a white metal coating at the front.
Length: 15.3mm; width: 14.6mm; thickness; 1.5mm; thickness including spike: 3.0mm. Weight: 1.48g.
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: 15.3 mm
Width: 14.6 mm
Thickness: 3 mm
Weight: 1.48 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 15th May 2016 - Sunday 15th May 2016
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2016-7-212
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: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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