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SWORD BELT
Unique ID: BUC-CDC2D7
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete post medieval copper alloy fitting from a sword belt, dating to c.1500-1700. This is one of three mounts that would have hung from a larger mount by the hook which is now missing, the other end would have attached to the scabbard strap. The plate is sub triangular in shape, and is decorated in a symetrical foliate design with fronds to either side from a central stem. The terminal end widens out in a trifoliate shape, with a central rivet hole for attachment. This has orange iron staining inside. The opposite end has two sub triangular projections either side, with another rivet hole in between these. This is now full of corrosion. At the top edge above the rivet hole there is a worn break where the hook would have originally attached. The reverse is undecorated. The fitting has a dark green patina, with light green staining in the centre of the plate. The fitting measures 36.8mm in length, 21.2mm in width and weighs 6.00g.
A similar fitting can be seen in Read 2001, page 43, number 373.
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: 36.8 mm
Width: 21.2 mm
Weight: 6 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 21st March 2018
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: AYBCM 4817
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Buckinghamshire (County)
District: Aylesbury Vale (District)
Parish or ward: Oving (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SP7821
Four figure Latitude: 51.88211675
Four figure longitude: -0.86820708
1:25K map: SP7821
1:10K map: SP72SE
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. | 2001 | Metal artefacts of antiquity: A catalogue of small finds from specific areas of the United Kingdom | Langport | Portcullis Publishing | page 43 | number 373. |
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