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Post-medieval S-shaped belt-fastener (fragment)
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None, Julian Watters, 2008-10-25 15:10:40
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Post-medieval S-shaped belt-fastener (fragment)
Description
English: A copper-alloy fragment, probably from an S-shaped belt-fastener of late 16th to 17th century date (Geake, 2001, p. 36). For a parallel on the PAS database, see BH-EEBCE4.

The piece comprises one of the fastener's zoomorphic terminals. The terminal is of typical form, having the appearance of a creature resembling a snake or swan. The animals has a beak-like nose, cast feather-like indentations on the back of the head and further feathers or scales on the the curved neck. The neck is oval in section and the object has a light green patina.

The piece measures 17.6mm long, 12mm wide and 5.5mm thick. The weight is 3.9g.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Central Bedfordshire
Date between 1550 and 1700
date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1550-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1700-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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FindID: 235515
Old ref: BH-C9CE33
Filename: Post med mount 08 115 5.jpg
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/191621
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/191621/recordtype/artefacts
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/235515
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