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STRAP FITTING
Unique ID: BH-DE78F4
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A copper-alloy strap loop of Medieval date.
The frame is roughly rectangular in plan, with a slight increase in width, towards the vertical outer side. This side is wider than the other three and also has a vertical ridge extending down its centre, flanked by zig-zag grooves. The other sides are of rectangular section, the shorter vertical one also pierced by a central rivet hole containing part of the copper-alloy rivet.
Dimensions: 13.9mm long, 14.7mm wide, up to 4mm thick (width of longer vertical side). Weight: 1.52g.
Strap loops of this form were found in excavations in London (Egan and Pritchard 1991: 230-232, cf. nos. 1247-1250), in layers dating from the late 13th to late 14th/early 15th centuries. It is thought that their function was to secure loose straps.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1270
Date to: Circa AD 1400
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 13.9 mm
Width: 14.7 mm
Thickness: 4 mm
Weight: 1.52 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st March 2012
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Ver 12/38 - 5
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hertfordshire (County)
District: North Hertfordshire (District)
To be known as: Therfield
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
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 |
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