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STRAP FITTING
Unique ID: BH-FDCB55
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A copper-alloy strap-slide of probable late 13th to late 14th century AD date. Several examples of this artefact type have been found during excavations in London and it is thought that their function was to secure the free end of the strap (Egan and Pritchard 1991; 233-235). The frame is roughly D-shaped in plan and has slightly convex outer surfaces and flat inner surfaces. A small circular rivet hole is located at the centre of the vertical side. The piece measures 13.75mm long, 10.1mm wide and 3.75mm high. The weight is 0.93g.
Class: strap slide
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: with finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1275
Date to: Circa AD 1400
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 13.75 mm
Width: 10.1 mm
Thickness: 3.75 mm
Weight: 0.93 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 10th October 2006
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Ver 06/111 - 143
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hertfordshire (County)
District: North Hertfordshire (District)
To be known as: North Hertfordshire
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egan, G. and Pritchard, F. | 1991 | Dress Accessories, c.1150-c.1450 (Medieval Finds from Excavations in London 3) (1991) | London | Stationery Office Books | 233-5 |
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