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SWORD BELT
Unique ID: SF-949222
Object type certainty: Probably
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status: Awaiting validation 
A Post-Medieval cast copper alloy sword-belt fitting. It is the hooked section of hook and eye clasp . The upper plate has a lozenge shape, and has a tear-drop shaped attachment riveted through it to form a stud which would have been fixed through a leather strap. The lower part of the plate is a narrow rectangular strip with a pair of transverse knops halfway along. This tapers to a tip which is curved forward to create a close-butted loop or hook. See Read 2008 no.801 for an object with a similar function, but lacking the stud for attachment.
The fitting measures 22.65mm in length and weighs 2.78g.
Class: fitting
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1600
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 22.65 mm
Weight: 2.78 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st August 2011
Personal details
Found by: This information is restricted for your login.
Recorded by: Mrs Jane Carr
Identified by: Mrs Jane Carr
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Mid Suffolk (District)
To be known as: Oakley
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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