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STRAP END
Unique ID: NMS-2CE24C
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Medieval copper-alloy strap end consisting of a short plate with a trefoil terminal and a bar-mount riveted to the attachment end. The attachment end is rectangular and of the same width as the bar mount. Between this and the trefoil terminal there is a narrowed section with a very small knop projecting from each side. The bar mount is not flat but curves over and around the attachment edge of the plate. A single rivet at its centre joins it to the plate. There is another rivet near the tip of the terminal. Both rivets are circular in cross-section and have a square rove at the ends. Both are wrapped in fragments of woven fabric. Similar strap ends are illustrated in Egan and Pritchard (2002) fig. 103, although those are ‘shield shaped’ rather than trefoil. The bar-mount of No. 735 is similar to this one. Mid to late 14th century.
Length: 17.3mm. Width 10.4mm. Thickness (including bar mount and rivets): 4.1mm (plate only): 0.8mm. Weight: 1.2g
Subsequent actions
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
Length: 17.3 mm
Width: 10.4 mm
Thickness: 4.1 mm
Weight: 1.2 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 13th January 2020 - Monday 10th February 2020
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Other reference numbers
SMR reference number: 34587
Other reference: KLMD022020
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: Breckland (District)
Parish or ward: Beachamwell (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TF7405
Four figure Latitude: 52.61489442
Four figure longitude: 0.56865148
1:25K map: TF7405
1:10K map: TF70NW
Grid reference source: From 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. | 2002 | Dress Accessories, c.1150-c.1450 (Medieval Finds from Excavations in London) (2002) | London | HMSO | p157 fig. 103 | 735 |
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