Record ID: NMGW-E21B25 - POST MEDIEVAL strap fitting

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Strap fitting

Unique ID: NMGW-E21B25

Object type certainty:

Copper alloy strap hooked fitting with loop attachment, of Post Medieval date, and probably dating to the first half of the 17th century. The mounts were likely to be associated with a sword belt and scabbard. The hooked fitting (44.7x17.8x10.1mm) is convex and has an outward-turning hook. The panel is oval and simply decorated with two central incised lines. The mount has a knop at the apex and was secured by two rivets and. The associated looped fitting (30.9x12.3x2.7mm) is still attached to the mount and comprises a loop above a collar. The panel has a single large iron rivet at the base.

Notes:

The hooked fitting can be closely paralleled with an example excavated in Norwich from an early 17th century context (Margeson, 1993, No 256, p38-39)

Class: Hooked fitting and loop attachment

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: Circa AD 1600
Date to: Circa AD 1650

Dimensions and weight

Length: 70 mm
Width: 17.8 mm
Weight: 9.2 g
Quantity: 2

Materials and construction

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

Spatial data

Region: South West
County: Gloucestershire
District: Forest Of Dean
Parish: Rudford And Highleadon

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

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st January 2004

Personal details

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Identified by: Mr Mark Lodwick - [view all attributed records]

Other reference numbers

Other reference: NMGWPA 2004.67.2

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