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BELT SLIDE

Unique ID: NARC-C4ABE2

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Complete cast copper alloy belt slide with enamelled decoration. Two symetrical tear-drop shaped plates with a raised central circular boss in the centre of each. The bosses are split into four quarters by a thick cross. The quarters contain red enamel. The pointed tips of the tear-drops are thicker than the rest of the object, giving them a raised effect. The reverse is flat and plain. The suspension loop is square in section and is 31mm long and 6mm wide.

Chronology

Broad period: IRON AGE
Period from: IRON AGE
Period to: IRON AGE
Date from: 100 BC
Date to: AD 43

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 50 mm
Width: 18 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight: 28.3 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st June 2008

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Enamel
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Northamptonshire (County)
District: Daventry (District)
Parish or ward: Stowe IX Churches (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SP6457
Four figure Latitude: 52.207516
Four figure longitude: -1.064841
1:25K map: SP6457
1:10K map: SP65NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Recording Institution: NARC
Created: 14 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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