SWYOR-6FA1C7: Post medieval sword belt fitting

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STRAP FITTING

Unique ID: SWYOR-6FA1C7

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A post medieval copper alloy sword belt fitting. The fitting consists of a curvilinear plate with a hook at one end. It would have been fitted onto a scabbard strap. The centre area of the plate is sub-triangular with a trilobed area containing a rivet hole projecting from the narrow end, the central lobe being extended to form the hook. The hook curves towards the front of the plate, forming a depth of 10.5mm, and has a globular knop. A suspension loop from the corresponding belt plate survives, attached to the hook. No more of the belt plate survives. At the other end of the sub-triangular centre of the scabbard plate is another trilobed projection, also containing a rivet hole, but the projection is more elongated than at the other end, the central lobe is very triangular, and one of the side lobes is missing. The whole plate is decorated with foliage patterns and is 50.2mm long and 17.3mm wide. There is a large area of corrosion in the centre of the reverse. The fitting dates from the sixteenth or seventeenth century.

Class: Sword belt fitting

Subsequent actions

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: 50.2 mm
Width: 17.3 mm
Thickness: 10.5 mm
Weight: 7.5 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 27th November 2006

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Doncaster (Metropolitan District)
District: Doncaster (Metropolitan District)
Parish or ward: Conisbrough Parks (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SK5296
Four figure Latitude: 53.458193
Four figure longitude: -1.218324
1:25K map: SK5296
1:10K map: SK59NW
Grid reference source: Centred on village (which isn't a parish)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

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Recording Institution: SWYOR
Created: 17 years ago
Updated: 11 years ago

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