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STRAP FITTING
Unique ID: DEV-D20184
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete copper alloy swivel strap fitting dating to the medieval period, c. AD 1100-1200.
The object is composed of a rectangular frame at its upper end, which descends into a cylindrical column which narrows then widens into a collar before the break, where it would have been attached to the other parts of the swivel. There are slender incised lines placed around the various decorative collars of the column, and the upper horizontal part of the frame is lozenge shaped in cross section.
It is reminiscent of BH-902A6A, which is a more complete example but composed around a triangular design rather than a combination of rectangle and column. It is also faintly reminiscent of WAW-26DE03, although less bulbous. Both are forms of medieval swivel strap fittings.
Measurements: 30.2mm length, 19.1mm width, 6.2mm thickness, weight 7.78g.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1100
Date to: Circa AD 1200
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 30.2 mm
Width: 19.1 mm
Thickness: 6.2 mm
Weight: 7.79 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st May 2021 - Saturday 7th August 2021
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SCC Receipt 019632
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
County or Unitary authority: Devon (County)
District: East Devon (District)
Parish or ward: Lympstone (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SX9984
Four figure Latitude: 50.64690195
Four figure longitude: -3.4299035
1:25K map: SX9984
1:10K map: SX94NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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