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STRAP FITTING
Unique ID: LEIC-820724
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A long, three looped Tudor sword belt fitting. Three copper alloy rivets held it in place and are still in place - one at each end and a central one. The central suspension loop is in tact and holds a small ring with abraded edges. The flanking loops are both broken. The front surface is decorated with foliate scroll work of typical Tudor style.
Notes:
This is part of a large collection recorded at the finders home. The finder (now deceased) was uncertain of the date found or the exact location (ws 25/05/2016).
Class: sword belt fitting
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1600
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 69 mm
Width: 35 mm
Thickness: 11 mm
Weight: 18.2 g
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Nottinghamshire (County)
District: Rushcliffe (District)
To be known as: Stanford on Soar
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on village (which isn't a parish)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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