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SWORD BELT

Unique ID: GLO-7AE6A4

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

~~Post-Medieval copper alloy sword belt hanger fragment that consists of the top two thirds of the mounting plate. The object is roughly foliate in form with a trefoil shaped terminal, there would have been a hook at the base but this is now truncated. The plate is decorated with two rows of angled curvilinear lines that run down its length emanating from a the centre of the plate.

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: 28 mm
Width: 17 mm
Thickness: 2 mm
Weight: 3.56 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st January 2018 - Friday 1st June 2018

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: South West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Gloucestershire (County)
District: Tewkesbury (District)
To be known as: Forest of Dean

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

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Recording Institution: GLO
Created: 5 years ago
Updated: 5 years ago

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