STRAP FITTING

Unique ID: SF-A1EC86

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A cast copper-alloy strap fitting or belt mount of Post-Medieval date. It has a flat plate that is in the form of a fleur-de-lis, the side fleurs curving around towards the base of the motif to form two circular apertures at the centre of the plate. At the base of the plate is a double transverse groove beneath which the base of the mount is trefoil shaped in form. On the back face of the mount are two integrally cast cylindrical lugs, one at the top and one at the bottom, both now missing their tips due to old breaks. The entire object measures 23.14mm in length, 18.66mm in width, 1.81mm in thickness and 2.29g in weight. This is probably a decorative belt mount or strap fitting and dates to the Post-Medieval period, c.16th-17th centuries AD.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1700

Dimensions and weight

Length: 23.14 mm
Width: 18.66 mm
Thickness: 1.81 mm
Weight: 2.29 g
Quantity: 1

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st May 2012

Personal details

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Recorded by: Dr Andrew Brown - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Dr Andrew Brown - [view all attributed records]
Secondary identifier: Dr Andrew Brown - [ view all attributed records]

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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]

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Spatial metadata

Region: East
County: Suffolk
District: Waveney
To be known as: Frostenden

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

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

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