FAKL-2CCE07: Post Medieval sword belt or baldric fitting

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SWORD BELT

Unique ID: FAKL-2CCE07

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

Post Medieval sword belt or baldric fitting, cf Read 2008, p. 223, No. 803. Leaf-shaped openwork plate containing a central scroll. Both ends are truncated but were flanked by small projections. The face is obscrured by corrosion products. Length 24.3mm, Width 13.3mm, Thickness 1.9mm, Mass 2.03g.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Middle
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1700

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 24.3 mm
Width: 13.3 mm
Thickness: 1.9 mm
Weight: 2.03 g

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: BNT 394

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
Parish or ward: Corringham (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SK8790
Four figure Latitude: 53.39966672
Four figure longitude: -0.6929841
1:25K map: SK8790
1:10K map: SK89SE
Grid reference source: Centred on field
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	223	802

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Recording Institution: FAKL
Created: 8 years ago
Updated: 8 years ago

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