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STRAP END
Unique ID: IOW-1931F6
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete Medieval cast copper-alloy forked spacer for a composite strap-end (c. 1350-c. 1400).
It has a plain acorn knop with a collar dividing the acorn element from the two prongs. The incomplete prongs are flat and rectangular in cross-section and have a thickness of 1.2mm. There are faint 'file' marks on the prongs which are barely visible.
This spacer is drab brown with patches of a lighter brown patina. There is light green and off-white corrosion on the prongs. The breaks are old.
Height: 28.1mm; width: 8.9mm; thickness: 3.2mm. Weight: 1.11g.
A very similar spacer has been found in London and dated c.1350-c. 1400 (Egan and Pritchard 1991:144, fig. 94, ref: 680).
Egan, G. and Pritchard, F. 1991. Dress Accessories: Medieval finds from excavations in London: 3. London: HMSO.
Class: Forked spacer
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1350
Date to: Circa AD 1400
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Height: 28.1 mm
Width: 8.9 mm
Thickness: 3.2 mm
Weight: 1.11 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 13th December 2014
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2014-2-528
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 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 | 44 | 680 |
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