Rights Holder: Lincolnshire County Council
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Unique ID: LIN-E729CC
Object type certainty: Certain
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A copper alloy medieval (AD c.1350-1400) strap loop with a hole for a separate rivet (now missing). The strap loop is broadly D-shaped with a globular knop opposite the straight side. The frame is rectangular in section. Overall, the strap loop measures 24.6mm long, 12.4mm wide and 5.3mm thick. It weighs 2.96g. cf. Read, 2001, Metal Artefacts of Antiquity, p.22, nos.223-4.
Class:
Strap loop
Sub class: D-shaped with separate rivet
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1350
Date to: Circa AD 1400
Quantity: 1
Length: 24.6 mm
Width: 12.4 mm
Thickness: 5.3 mm
Weight: 2.96 g
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st January 2013
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Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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