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HASP
Unique ID: SF-441017
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete copper-alloy late Early-Medieval hasp or strap fitting of probable 10th-11th century date Only part of the trapezoidal shaped plate demonstrating openwork decoration remains, with the upper section and strap-loop broken away in old damage. The edges are decorated with projecting rectangular bosses on each side.
This object measures 36.55mm in length, 23.98mm in width, 3.01mm in thickness, 9.14g in weight.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 900
Date to: Circa AD 1100
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 36.55 mm
Width: 23.98 mm
Thickness: 3.01 mm
Weight: 9.14 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st October 2014
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cambridgeshire (County)
District: East Cambridgeshire (District)
To be known as: Isleham
Spatial coordinates
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
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