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STRAP FITTING
Unique ID: WMID-14F839
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete copper alloy strap fitting or belt mount, in the form of a stylised Acorn, of Post Medieval dating (AD 1500 to AD 1700).
The mount is irregular in plan and section. It consists of a pointed oval shape, with a hooked extension on the base. Faint traces of decoration are present, consisting of a line across the centre of the pointed oval. The reverse is plain and undecorated. Two incomplete integrally cast attachment spikes, both with circular sections are present on the reverse of the pointed oval.
It measures 36.5 mm in length, 15.5 mm wide and 5.5 mm thick. It weighs 2.8 grams.
The mount is a mid brown colour, with an even surface patina. Abrasion, caused by movement whilst within the ploughsoil, has resulted in a loss of some of the original surface detail.
The mount is similar to other examples recorded on the PAS database, including WMID-249FA4 and NMS-4A3666, which has identified it as a stylised Acorn, with a hooked stem at the base. Read (2001, 29) has published several examples (#331-4), which exhibit the decoration in its original detail. They are believed to be of Post Medieval dating (AD 1500 to AD 1700).
Reference:
Read, B. (2001) Metal Artefacts of Antiquity. Portcullis Publishing. Langport.
Class:
mount
Sub class: acorn
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 36.5 mm
Width: 15.5 mm
Thickness: 5.5 mm
Weight: 2.8 g
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Decoration style: Floral
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Worcestershire (County)
District: Wyre Forest (District)
Parish or ward: Chaddesley Corbett (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SO8771
Four figure Latitude: 52.33692634
Four figure longitude: -2.19221822
1:25K map: SO8771
1:10K map: SO87SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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