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MOUNT
Unique ID: IOW-6DBE43
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete post-Medieval copper-alloy mount (1600-1700).
This mount is convex at the front and flat at the rear. In plan, the sides are curving and the ends are rounded. The rear face has two integral spikes, one at each end. These are circular in cross-section. There is a transverse ridge close to one end.
The mount is reddish brown with patches of a green patina.
Length: 22.8mm; width: 8.7mm; thickness: 2.0mm; thickness including spikes: 4.9mm. Weight: 1.31g.
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: Exactly AD 1600
Date to: Exactly AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 22.8 mm
Width: 8.7 mm
Thickness: 4.9 mm
Weight: 1.31 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 13th June 2018 - Wednesday 13th June 2018
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2018-1-207
Materials and construction
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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