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STRAP END
Unique ID: NMS-17AF12
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A copper alloy two piece Medieval strap end. The strap end has a tapering lingulate shape with a small medial lip at the terminal end. The strap end is held together by two copper alloy circular rivets, one at either end. No evidence can be seen of a spacer piece but beyond the terminal-end rivet, the two halves seperate to accommodate the strap. There is significant remains of a whitish fibrous material within the gap which is presumably the remains of a thin non-leather strap. There is no decoration on either face. The object is a mottled green colour with patination to brown in places. Similar strap ends are shown in Egan; Dress Accessories 1150-1450 (2002) p132/133.in which the type is given a circa 1250-1400 AD date.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1250
Date to: Circa AD 1400
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 23 mm
Width: 12.5 mm
Thickness: 2.7 mm
Weight: 2.07 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 27th February 2011
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: PastfindersI
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: East Sussex (County)
District: Lewes (District)
To be known as: Near Lewes
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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