Record ID: PUBLIC-C55BF5
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Post Medieval copper alloy belt mount. The mount consists of two parts, a main body and a suspension ring. The body of the mount tapers slowly for 21 mm then it steps in to a width of 4.2 mm which is then bent backwards on itself to form a loop which retains the ring. The top of the mount has an inward facing chevron, below which there are two vertically spaced rivet holes running down the centre with the uppermost hole containing some corrosion from an iron rivet. Below the rivet holes there is a horizontally incised line for decoration.The reverse is slightly dished. The …
Created on: Sunday 5th March 2017
Last updated: Monday 2nd April 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Blewbury', grid reference and parish protected.