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STRAP FITTING
Unique ID: FAKL-003882
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Sheet copper alloy strap end representing the remains of an example of a type described by Egan and Pritchard (1991, 156-8, Fig. 103) as 'Shield shaped sheet plates with bar-mounts etc. at attachment edge'. It consists of a sheet metal plate, 0.6mm thick, with indented sides. Through it are two rivets 1.5mm diameter x 2.0mm long one of which secures a transverse bar 13.0mm long x 4.5mm wide x 2.2mm thick. On the underside of this bar is a central notch, 4.1mm wide x 1.0mm deep.
Find of note status
This has been noted as an interesting find by the recorder.
Class: barred mount
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1350
Date to: Circa AD 1400
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 18.3 mm
Width: 11.2 mm
Thickness: 0.6 mm
Weight: 1.48 g
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: A442
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Hand made
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: York (Unitary Authority)
District: York (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Fulford
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 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 | Fig.103 |
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