Record ID: YORYM-4F9975 - EARLY MEDIEVAL strap end

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STRAP END

Unique ID: YORYM-4F9975

Object type certainty: Certain

A resized image of Early-medieval : Strap end

An incomplete cast copper alloy strap end of early-medieval date. The strap end is of Thomas Class A with a crude and worn zoomorphic terminal. The attachment end no longer survive and the break are very old and worn. The reverse is flat and undecorated.
The metal is a mid brownish-green colour and is worn. The strap end is 25.9mm long, 9.8mm wide, 5.4mm thick and weighs 3.9g.
Thomas dates strap ends of this type to the 9th century AD.

Class: Class A

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: Circa AD 800
Date to: Circa AD 900

Dimensions and weight

Length: 25.9 mm
Width: 9.8 mm
Thickness: 5.4 mm
Weight: 3.9 g
Quantity: 1

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Manufacture method: Cast [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Completeness: Fragment [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: Yapham

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: Saturday 2nd January 2010

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]
Secondary identifier: Mrs Rebecca Griffiths - [view all attributed records]

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