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MOUNT
Unique ID: BUC-FA37D2
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A flat copper alloy belt mount in the form of a lobed heart shape. The front is undecorated. The back of the object has the stubs of two rivets but is otherwise is less well preserved, having lost most of the surface. A range of these studs can be seen in Read's Metal Finds of Antiquity
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Retained by finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1500
Date to: AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 35 mm
Width: 16 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 14th September 2004
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Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Buckinghamshire (County)
District: Chiltern (District)
To be known as: Amersham
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Read, B. | 2001 | Metal artefacts of antiquity: A catalogue of small finds from specific areas of the United Kingdom | Langport | Portcullis Publishing | 35-36 |
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