STRAP END

Unique ID: LIN-C0D1C1

Object type certainty: Certain

A worn Anglo-Saxon copper-alloy strap end of late 9th or 10th century date (Treasure reference number 2012 T35). The strap end is tongue shaped in plan and sub-rectangular in cross-section. The attachment end is missing and no features survive on the terminal. The body is decorated with a sub-rectangular sheet of silver with a bifurcated terminal.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Treasure details

Treasure case tracking number: 2012T35

Chronology

Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: Circa AD 850
Date to: Circa AD 1000

Dimensions and weight

Length: 32 mm
Width: 8 mm
Thickness: 2 mm
Quantity: 1

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Secondary material: Silver [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: East Midlands
County: Lincolnshire
District: West Lindsey
To be known as: Gainsborough

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

Discovery dates

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

Personal details

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Recorded by: Adam Daubney - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Adam Daubney - [view all attributed records]

Other reference numbers

Treasure case number: 2012T35

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    Created: Tuesday 10th January 2012
    Updated: Friday 13th January 2012

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