Rights Holder: York Museums Trust
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Unique ID: YORYM-9CD857
Object type certainty: Certain
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An incomplete cast copper alloy belt mount of post-medieval date. The mount has three lobes at one end, the outer two of which are rounded with the central one squared, and extends into an elongated shaft with bulbous terminal. The reverse is undecorated with two attachment spikes aligned centrally on the longitudinal axis. The upper spike is complete and bends inward while the lower terminates in a worn break.
The metal has a mid brownish-green patina and is worn. The mount is 18.6mm long, 10.9mm wide, 5.3mm thick and weighs 1.2g.
Similar examples have been recorded on the Portable Antiquities Scheme database as LVPL-6B1DE8 and SWYOR-50B7E1.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Quantity: 1
Length: 18.6 mm
Width: 10.9 mm
Thickness: 5.3 mm
Weight: 1.2 g
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Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
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