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CLOTHING FASTENING

Unique ID: BH-7D0728

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

An incomplete copper-alloy belt mount of probable 17th or 18th century AD date. It has been suggested that these mounts may have been worn with naval uniform. For a similar example see PAS record no. BH-F68964. The piece is roughly tongue-shaped, tapering from top to bottom, with a rounded terminal. At the upper end is a flat protrusion - this is part or all of the tab which would have been bent backwards in order to secure the mount to the belt. The mount itself has moulded decoration on its upper surface. At the top, where the object is at its widest, there appears to be the head and torso of a person, facing right and possibly holding something in their hands. The lower part of the mount has further indistinguishable decoration. The reverse is plain and there is a slight hollow at the widest point. The artefact measures 45.7mm long, 9.2mm wide and 3.4mm thick. The weight is 3.37g.

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: 45.7 mm
Width: 9.2 mm
Thickness: 3.4 mm
Weight: 3.37 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 10th May 2007

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: Ver 07/18 - 32

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: Kensworth

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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