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STRAP FITTING
Unique ID: BH-30B647
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A copper-alloy strap-slide of medieval date. The object is sub-rectangular, widening out slightly at one end. The sides are of rectangular section, and the vertical outer edge is angled. The other vertical arm has a pierced circular hole half way along. The artefact is covered with a black layer which is possibly a corroded white metal coating. It measures 16.8mm wide by 20.8mm high and 5.2mm thick. It weighs 2.66g.
Class: strap slide
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: with finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1200
Date to: Circa AD 1500
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 20.8 mm
Width: 16.8 mm
Thickness: 5.2 mm
Weight: 2.66 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 10th July 2005
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Ver 05/128 - 10
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Central Bedfordshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Central Bedfordshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Astwick
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
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 | 232_fig.147_no.1247 |
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