Record ID: YORYM-97C1D6 - IRON AGE strap fitting

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STRAP FITTING

Unique ID: YORYM-97C1D6

Object type certainty: Certain

A resized image of Iron Age to Roman : Strap slide

An incomplete cast copper-alloy strap slide, dating to between the 1st century BC and the 1st century AD. The front face of the slide consists of an oval plate with raised and pinched pointed ends. The points have shallow arrises and there is a large dominant design in the centre. The design features a large incised circle, with a raised circle inside that. The circle then features a chip-carved design of a cross, which is raised. The cells around the arms of the cross would once have been enamelled but this has now been lost. But traces can still be seen which indicate that the quarters were coloured red and green alternately. The reverse of the main plate is flat and has a rim. Projecting out from behind the tips are the remains of the rectangular loop of the strap slide. Only the stumps of copper alloy survives. The metal is a dark brownish-green mottled colour and is pitted. This strap slide is similar to others that have been found in Yorkshire and the North-east. It is similar to PAS database No: YORYM-40B2C1. It survives in a very good condition.

Chronology

Broad period: IRON AGE
Period from: IRON AGE [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Period to: ROMAN [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: Circa 100 BC
Date to: Circa AD 100

Dimensions and weight

Length: 31.9 mm
Width: 19.8 mm
Thickness: 2.7 mm
Weight: 6.7 g
Quantity: 1

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Secondary material: Enamel [scope notes| view all attributed records]
Manufacture method: Cast [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Completeness: Incomplete [scope notes | view all attributed records]

Spatial data

Region: Yorkshire And The Humber
County: East Riding Of Yorkshire
District: East Riding Of Yorkshire
To be known as: Everingham

Method of discovery: Metal detector [scope notes]
General landuse: Cultivated land [scope notes]
Specific landuse: Character undetermined [scope notes]

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st October 2009

Personal details

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Recorded by: Mrs Liz Andrews-Wilson - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Mrs Liz Andrews-Wilson - [view all attributed records]

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