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MOUNT
Unique ID: WREX-C8E6B3
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An almost complete copper alloy strap mount in the form of an acorn. Probably seventeenth century (AD 1600 - AD 1700). The front of the mount is divided into two.The upper half is plan and has a small knop at the apex.The lower half is decorated with incuse hatching to mimic the acorn seed.At the base of the object is a small projection representing the stalk.The rear of the object has two integral spikes face has the remains of two integral spikes.The object is in good condition with a mid to dark green patina.
Length: 38.14mm; width: 19.76mm; thickness: 2.96mm; thickness (including spikes): 6.95mm; weight: 5.3g
Notes:
For similar mounds on the PAS database see IOW-083024 and IOW-06FCB3. Mounts of a similar form and style have been published by Brian Read. These published mounts have been dated by Read to c. seventeenth century (Read 2001, 29, fig. 22, refs. 331-334).
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: Circa AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 38.14 mm
Width: 19.76 mm
Thickness: 2.96 mm
Weight: 5.3 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 18th September 2017 - Monday 18th September 2017
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: 18917_3
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Decoration style: Floral
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: Wales (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Denbighshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Denbighshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd (Community)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SJ1452
Four figure Latitude: 53.05830454
Four figure longitude: -3.28464344
1:25K map: SJ1452
1:10K map: SJ15SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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