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MOUNT
Unique ID: IOW-93FA18
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An almost complete post-Medieval copper-alloy cordate-shaped mount (1600-1700).
This mount is convex at the front and flat at the rear. In plan, one end is rounded and the sides taper to a point. The rear face has a complete spike and the stub of another.
This mount is reddish brown with traces of a dark green patina.
Length: 24.7mm; width: 10.0mm; thickness: 1.5mm; thickness including spike: 4.8mm. Weight: 1.85g.
Similar mounts have been published (Read 2001: 29, fig. 22, refs: 322; 324).
Read, B. 2001. Metal Artefacts of Antiquity. Portcullis Publishing. Langport.
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: 24.7 mm
Width: 10 mm
Thickness: 4.8 mm
Weight: 1.85 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 25th November 2018 - Sunday 25th November 2018
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2018-2-170
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.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Read, B. | 2001 | Metal artefacts of antiquity: A catalogue of small finds from specific areas of the United Kingdom | Langport | Portcullis Publishing | 29, fig. 22, refs: 322; 324 |
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