Record ID: LANCUM-0D09C5 - MEDIEVAL clasp

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CLASP

Unique ID: LANCUM-0D09C5

Object type certainty: Certain

A resized image of Cast cu-alloy sword belt mount or suspension device

Cast cu-alloy belt clasp or sword belt mount dating from the late medieval or early post medieval period, i.e. c. AD1400-1600. The mount is complete but the surfaces are very worn. The mount is composed of two elements: a cast cu-alloy ornamental folded over strip of metal and large iron rivet that would have held the mount in place. The folded-over cast cu-alloy strip was oblong-shaped with a plain terminal on the reverse and a more decorative terminal on the obverse. The obverse terminal is leaf-shaped with a moulded rim and small fleur-de-lys. The rim frames what looks like a floral pattern, but the iron corrosion of the rivet is too thick to be certain about the motif.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: Circa AD 1400
Date to: Circa AD 1600

Dimensions and weight

Length: 49.11 mm
Width: 24.64 mm
Thickness: 3.7 mm
Weight: 28 g
Quantity: 1

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Manufacture method: Cast [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Completeness: Complete [scope notes | view all attributed records]

Spatial data

Region: North West
County: Cumbria
District: Barrow In Furness
To be known as: Lindal

Method of discovery: Metal detector [scope notes]
General landuse: Cultivated land [scope notes]
Specific landuse: Character undetermined [scope notes]

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Friday 18th February 2011

Personal details

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Recorded by: Mrs Dot Boughton - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Mrs Dot Boughton - [view all attributed records]

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