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STRAP END
Unique ID: BERK-56AB6C
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A cast copper-alloy strap end of medieval date.The strap end is formed from two matching sheets of copper alloy, secured to a fibrous strap with a rivet in the centre at either end. Some of the strap survives and it appears to be wool rather than leather. These strap ends often had a forked spacer between the two plates, however this example appears to have been secured directly to the strap and there is no room for a spacer. The plates are undecorated but terminate in a pinched end. Egan & Pritchard illustrate similar strap ends (1991:142 nos.653 & 664) which are dated from c. AD 1270-1350.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1270
Date to: Circa AD 1350
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 26.6 mm
Width: 13 mm
Thickness: 2.7 mm
Weight: 2.1 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st January 2013 - Tuesday 31st December 2013
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: 2014.182
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Textile
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: West Berkshire (Unitary Authority)
District: West Berkshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Lambourn
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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