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STRAP FITTING
Unique ID: BH-2A7233
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A post-Medieval copper-alloy strap mount.
The flat-sectioned mount takes the form of a latin cross, the central column of which is comprised of (from top to bottom) a suboval lobe, two moulded flower heads and a pointed-oval leaf. A lobe decorated with a bifurcating swirl projects horizontally outwards on either side of the uppermost flower head, creating the two cross arms. The reverse has two circular-sectioned rivets, one located above the other. Traces of gilding can be seen on the upper surface of the mount.
Length: 36.8mm; width: 16.3mm; thickness/depth (including the rivets): 7.1mm. Weight: 4.86g.
Class: Mount
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1550
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 36.8 mm
Width: 16.3 mm
Thickness: 7.7 mm
Weight: 4.86 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 25th May 2014
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Ver 14/85 - 16
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: Princes Risborough
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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