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SWORD BELT
Unique ID: NLM-946EF4
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Copper alloy sword belt fitting. Concavo-convex teardrop-shaped plate with a collared loop at one end and a broad low knop at the other. The roughened surface condition of this object may suggest it has been burnt or fiercely abraded. This may partly conceal a fixing pin behind the collar; an equivalent pin may have been lost at the other end. This object compares with a range of pendant hooks thought to be associated with sword belts and/or baldrics (Read, B. 2008, Hooked Clasps and Eyes, Portcullis Publishing, Huish Episcopi, pages 226-228, nos 811-818). Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1600-1700.
Length: 38mm, Width: 19.7mm, Thickness (plate): 1mm, Weight: 6.42gms.
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: 38 mm
Width: 19.7 mm
Thickness: 1 mm
Weight: 6.42 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 27th August 2015
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM29855
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
To be known as: Blyborough
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Read, B. | 2008 | Hooked-Clasps and Eyes | Langport | Portcullis Publishing | 811-818 |
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