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STRAP FITTING
Unique ID: BH-8358BD
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A Medieval copper-alloy bar mount with pendent loop.
The object comprises two joined elements. At the top, there is a vertically aligned bar with projecting, rearward loop at its base. A separately cast frame is suspended from this loop. The bar is of 'D-shaped' section and contains two in situ copper-alloy rivets. The first rivet is located at the top; the second is at the base and is joined to a rectangular 'stop' at the distal end of the loop. The frame is circular, with surfaces that slope downwards and outwards. Two vertical arms project upwards from the top of the frame, their upper ends joined by an axis bar, which sits within the loop of the bar mount.
Length: 24.4mm; width: 11.4mm; thickness: 5.8mm; weight: 1.6g.
Similar fittings were found in excavations in London, in layers dating from late 13th to 14th centuries (Egan and Pritchard 1991: 221/fig. 138, cf. nos. 1189 - 1193). They were probably attached to belts, allowing articles to be suspended from them.
Class: Bar mount with pendent loop
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1250
Date to: Circa AD 1400
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 24.4 mm
Width: 11.4 mm
Thickness: 5.8 mm
Weight: 1.6 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 5th September 2013
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Ver 13/155 - 17
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: Ashwell
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
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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