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STRAP FITTING

Unique ID: IOW-13E9E6

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

Complete cast copper alloy strap fitting in the form of a hooked mount. Medieval (AD 1230 – AD 1350). Length 59mm, maximum width 8mm and maximum thickness 3mm. Weight 6.74g. The undecorated mount comprises a sub-rectangular plate with an integral hook. The plate is convex at the front and flat at the rear. It is about 30mm in length and the attachment end is slightly rounded and ends with a pointed terminal. The plate has two rivet holes (the rivets are lost), one at each end and both are 2.5mm in diameter. The integral hook is 4mm in width and is largely D-shaped in cross-section, flat at the rear. However, it is slightly flattened at the tip. The hook projects forward and downwards and then curves rearwards so that it has a U-shaped profile as viewed from the side. It is generally corroded with a patchy light green patina but is in a stable and fair condition.

Notes:

Similar mounts have been recorded by Read (Read 2001, 24, refs. 169-170) although these are slightly different in form, but are of similar length. Read dates these mounts: 1230-60. A shorter object of similar form from archaeological excavations in London has been classed as a strap end by Egan and Pritchard (Egan and Pritchard 1991, 156, fig. 102, ref. 728). This strap end has been dated 1270-1350. A close analogy for this Isle of Wight mount is one recorded on the Portable Antiquities Scheme database by Finds Liaison Officer, Julian Watters. This mount has been recorded from Bletsoe Parish in Bedfordshire. However, the hook on the mount from Bedfordshire has a flat terminal and projects in the opposite direction to that of the Isle of Wight mount.

Class: Hooked mount

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1230
Date to: Circa AD 1350

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 59 mm
Width: 8 mm
Thickness: 3 mm
Weight: 6.74 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 19th November 2005

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: IOW2005-196-17

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast

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: Brighstone Parish

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Discovery circumstances: Metal detecting rally
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth greater than 0.25m

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	156, fig. 102	728
Read, B.	2001	Metal artefacts of antiquity: A catalogue of small finds from specific areas of the United Kingdom	Langport	Portcullis Publishing	24,	169-170

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Created: 18 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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