HAMP-0633D8: A Fragment of a Medieval Composite Strap End

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STRAP END

Unique ID: HAMP-0633D8

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A fragment of a Medieval (1250 - 1450) copper-alloy composite strap end. The fragment consists of the end a forked spacer, the central element of a strap end with a sheet plate afixing either side. Only a very small amount of the spacer plate (8.05mm in length) and an acorn terminal knop remains. The fragment measures 16.64mm in length, being a maximum of 6.67mm wide and 4.80mm in maximum thickness, and weighs 1.28g. The acorn terminal is oval in cross-section, modelled and decorated in the round, with criss-cross grooves denoting the outer cup.

Similar knops on forked spacers for composite strap ends can be found in Egan and Pritchard (1991: 141, fig. 92).

Class: Composite

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 1450

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 16.64 mm
Width: 6.67 mm
Thickness: 4.8 mm
Weight: 1.28 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 13th April 2014

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: Winchester Museums Entry Form No. 3459

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Fragment

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Oxfordshire (County)
District: Cherwell (District)
Parish or ward: Somerton (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SP5128
Four figure Latitude: 51.94816522
Four figure longitude: -1.2593893
1:25K map: SP5128
1:10K map: SP52NW
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth less than 0.25 m

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	141	fig. 92

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Recording Institution: HAMP
Created: 9 years ago
Updated: 9 years ago

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