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STRAP END

Unique ID: NLM-3015B4

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

An incomplete copper-alloy sheet medieval strap end. Both plates of the tongue shaped strap-end are incomplete at the attachment end. Just above the trefoil terminal knob is a copper-alloy rivet. One plate has a decorated panel at the broken end with two engraved horizontal lines below it. Length is 37.0mm, width is 9.4mm and the weight is 2.49g.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1250
Date to: Circa AD 1350

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 37 mm
Width: 9.4 mm
Weight: 2.49 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st November 2005

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: NLM010082

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: East Lindsey (District)
To be known as: Marsh Chapel

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1000 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Recording Institution: NLM
Created: 18 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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