IOW-AE9734: Post Medieval Sword Belt Fitting.

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STRAP FITTING

Unique ID: IOW-AE9734

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

Fragment of a cast copper alloy sword belt fitting or mount of Post Medieval, seventeenth century date (AD 1600 - AD 1700). Length 26.5mm, width 27mm and 2mm thick. Weight 6.18g. The fragment is slightly convex at the front and is plain at the rear. there are two integral suspension loops. However, most of one of these is missing and there are, consequently, two old breaks. There is also an old break at one end of the piece. The complete mount would have had three suspension loops with separate hooked fitting suspended from each. The front face is decorated with a moulded foliate design which is worn. It is corroded and in poor condition with a patchy brown patina. The metal is a reddish colour.

Notes:

Complete examples of these sword belt fittings are recorded on the Portable Antiquities Scheme database.

Class: Sword belt mount

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 1600
Date to: Circa AD 1700

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 26.5 mm
Width: 27 mm
Thickness: 2 mm
Weight: 6.18 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 27th November 2005

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: IOW2005-196-7

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Fragment

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight

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
Discovery circumstances: Metal detecting rally
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth greater than 0.25m

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Recording Institution: IOW
Created: 18 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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