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STRAP FITTING
Unique ID: BH-80E5B2
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A copper-alloy hooked strap mount, dating from the early post-Medieval period.
The attachment plate is of flat section and sub-rectangular in plan, having a scalloped top side and concave vertical sides. A pattern of vine scroll, moulded in lower relief, decorates the upper surface of this plate, interrupted only by a triangular arrangement of three iron-filled rivet holes. The integrally cast hook projects downwards at the base. This hook is of oval cross section, forward facing and tapers to a blunt point.
Height: 45.5mm; width: 20.9mm; depth: 13.9mm; thickness of plate: 2.5mm. Weight: 8.11g.
This mount is probably a sword-belt hook for the suspension of a scabbard. Similar pieces are illustrated and described by Brian Read, who suggests a 17th century date (Read 2001: 30/Fig. 25, cf. no. 358).
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1600
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 45.5 mm
Width: 20.9 mm
Thickness: 2.5 mm
Weight: 8.11 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 4th January 2015
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Ver 15/20 - 106
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Iron
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Buckinghamshire (County)
District: Wycombe (District)
To be known as: Ellesborough
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 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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