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CLOTHING FASTENING

Unique ID: BH-F68964

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

An incomplete copper-alloy belt mount of probable 17th or 18th century AD date. The object has been cast as one piece and the upper end bent back on itself to form a loop which could have been attached to a belt. The upper side takes the form of an elongated tongue-shaped moulding. At the top is a raised transverse ridge and below this is a cherub-like winged head. The narrow bottom end is occupied by a smaller human head. The folded rear portion (now bent out of alignment) has a much wider irregular plate and is bordered at the top by a transverse groove. The artefact measures 48.8mm long, 15.2mm wide and 7.1mm thick. The weight is 7.72g.

Class: Belt mount

Subsequent actions

Current location of find: with finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1600
Date to: Circa AD 1800

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 48.8 mm
Width: 15.2 mm
Thickness: 7.1 mm
Weight: 7.72 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 10th February 2007

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: Ver 07/25 - 2

Materials and construction

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

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Central Bedfordshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Central Bedfordshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Totternhoe

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Current location: with finder
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Recording Institution: BH
Created: 16 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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