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MOUNT
Unique ID: BH-98DD43
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A post-Medieval copper-alloy strap fitting.
The object comprises a plate and separately cast attachment. The plate is of flat section and has a trilobate top side, beneath which the sides taper towards the bottom before flaring into a ring. A series of incised swirls decorates the surface of the plate and there are the corroded iron remains of two in situ copper-alloy rivets. The second element, contained within this basal ring, takes the form of a rounded letter 'W'. This piece is of oval section and terminates in a pair of moulded, inward-facing zoomorphic heads with open jaws. The metallic composition of the two elements differs significantly: the plate has a mid green patination, whereas the attachment is dark greenish-grey.
Length: 43.8mm; width: 14.4mm; thickness: 3.7; weight: 6.97g.
Although no precise parallel could be found for this piece, its form is similar to the sword-belt mounts illustrated by Brian Read (2001: fig. 25). The recorder suggests a 16th to mid 17th century date.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1650
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 43.8 mm
Width: 14.4 mm
Thickness: 3.7 mm
Weight: 6.97 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 2nd February 2014
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Ver 14/35 - 3
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Buckinghamshire (County)
District: Wycombe (District)
To be known as: Radnage
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Read, B. | 2001 | Metal artefacts of antiquity: A catalogue of small finds from specific areas of the United Kingdom | Langport | Portcullis Publishing |
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