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STRAP FITTING
Unique ID: BUC-A9059F
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A complete copper alloy strap fitting or belt mount dating to the post medieval period (AD 1500-1700). The mount is formed of a central oval panel with a half circle panel projecting from a narrow neck from either side. The oval is decorated with three grooves running down the centre of the panel. The two half circles have lines radiating out from the narrow neck between the two panels. On the reverse are two integral spiked lugs for attachment, these are bent in at ninety degrees into the centre of the mount, and narrow towards the point. The mount measures 24.5mm in length, 13.6mm in width, and 15.1mm in thickness. It weighs 4.15g.
Similar fittings can be seen in Read 2001, page 34-36, numbers 284-318.
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 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 24.5 mm
Width: 13.6 mm
Thickness: 15.1 mm
Weight: 4.15 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 22nd February 2018
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: AYBCM 4815
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: Aylesbury Vale (District)
Parish or ward: Quainton (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SP7120
Four figure Latitude: 51.87406119
Four figure longitude: -0.9700912
1:25K map: SP7120
1:10K map: SP72SW
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 | Page 34-36 | Numbers 284-318 |
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