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STRAP FITTING

Unique ID: NARC-E94AF3

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A cast copper alloy belt fitting. Square in plan, with concave sides and etched design which suggests lettering. The reverse has four rectangular lugs, one at each corner, which are each broken at approximately 3.5mm high.The design and patina suggest a modern date.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MODERN
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: MODERN
Date from: Circa AD 1720
Date to: Circa AD 1800

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 28 mm
Width: 28 mm
Weight: 6 g

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Materials and construction

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

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Northamptonshire (County)
District: South Northamptonshire (District)
Parish or ward: Towcester (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SP6848
Four figure Latitude: 52.126136
Four figure longitude: -1.008114
1:25K map: SP6848
1:10K map: SP64NE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth less than 0.25 m

References cited

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Recording Institution: NARC
Created: 12 years ago
Updated: 12 years ago

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