CPAT-938213: Belt mount or clothing fastener from Duckington.

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CLOTHING FASTENING

Unique ID: CPAT-938213

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A small copper-alloy artefact in the form of a flattened bar terminating in 3 prongs at one end with a small hook or loop on the back. A belt mount, clothing fastener or just possibly a broken book clasp.

Notes:

Finder noted it as a fragment so it may be part of a larger object, or just incomplete.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 33 mm
Width: 22 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st January 1983

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: North West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Cheshire West and Chester (Unitary Authority)
District: Cheshire West and Chester (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Duckington (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SJ4951
Four figure Latitude: 53.053809
Four figure longitude: -2.762323
1:25K map: SJ4951
1:10K map: SJ45SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Grassland, Heathland
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

No references cited so far.

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Recording Institution: CPAT
Created: 17 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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