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MOUNT
Unique ID: PUBLIC-9F2AFB
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A post Medieval cast copper alloy acorn shaped mount, dating to the 17th century. It is pointed oval in plan and has small knops at the top and the bottom. The front face is slightly convex and the reverse face is slightly concave. The front is decorated with four incised lines, two in the middle of the mount and one towards at each of the knops. The reverse of the object retains two spurs from the integrally-cast fixing pins, the majority of which are missing due to old and abraded breaks. There are patches of off-white and light and mid green patina.
A similar example can be found in Read (2016), p42, number 334. A similar recorded example is LVPL-D8A361.
Length: 32.1mm. Width: 15.8mm. Thickness: 2.6mm. Weight: 2.86g.
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: 32.1 mm
Width: 15.8 mm
Thickness: 2.6 mm
Weight: 2.86 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 23rd October 2017 - Monday 23rd October 2017
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: 17-184
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
County or Unitary authority: Surrey (County)
District: Reigate and Banstead (District)
Parish or ward: Merstham (District Ward)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TQ2753
Four figure Latitude: 51.26202098
Four figure longitude: -0.18119935
1:25K map: TQ2753
1:10K map: TQ25SE
Grid reference source: GPS (From FLO)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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