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STRAP END
Unique ID: SOM-EAB94E
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
Cast copper alloy strap end of Medieval date. The strap end has a straight, rectangular attachment end from which it tapers gradually but consistently to the rounded terminal. There is a split at the attachment end to create a slot between the front and back for the strap, this is filled with mud. This split then runs as a seam down one side and round the terminal indicating the strap end is made of one piece of sheet folded longitudinally with the fold down one long edge and the two edges of the sheet meeting along the other edge. There is a single separate circular copper alloy rivet through the centre of the attachment end. The ends of the rivet are flush with the front and back. The strap end appears plain and undecorated with some parallel scratches but no clear design. The edges are chipped in places. It is 38.9 long and 12.2 mm wide, 2.0 mm thick at the terminal and 4.1 at the attachment end. It weighs 4.89 grams including the mud.
Egan and Pritchard (1991:161) suggest such strap ends were produced in the 14th century and illustrate a similar, although longer, example, no.604, and record an example more similar in length to this example, no.603.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1300
Date to: Circa AD 1400
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 38.9 mm
Width: 12.2 mm
Thickness: 4.1 mm
Weight: 4.89 g
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SCC receipt 17028
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Somerset (County)
District: Taunton Deane (District)
To be known as: Nynehead CP
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
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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