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MOUNT
Unique ID: BUC-81D834
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete post Medieval copper alloy possibly dating to the 17th century.
The mount is in the form of a five rounded petalled flower formed by a scalloped edge and incised grooves radiating from the centre. There are two integral rivets attached to the back of the mount. The rivets are bent towards each other and are subsequently joining. The mount has a dark green to almost black patina.
The mount is 13.8 in length, 13.1mm in width, 8.6mm in thickness, and weighs 1.39g.
Similar mounts on the PAS database: SUSS-1F4512, DOR-4F78C8, PUBLIC-D4E081 and BH-420376.
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 1600
Date to: Exactly AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 13.8 mm
Width: 13.1 mm
Thickness: 8.6 mm
Weight: 1.39 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 25th May 2017 - Thursday 25th May 2017
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Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: West Sussex (County)
District: Chichester (District)
Parish or ward: Elsted and Treyford (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SU8119
Four figure Latitude: 50.96473746
Four figure longitude: -0.84791877
1:25K map: SU8119
1:10K map: SU81NW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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