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STRAP FITTING

Unique ID: NLM921

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Bird shaped , head and wings crosshatched, 2 rivets still in place. Rob Webley kindly comments: 'I'd be putting this one under Strap Fitting. It can be compared with Egan (2007, 126) no. 1262 from Meols, these days'.

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1250
Date to: AD 1400

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 35.7 mm
Width: 14.6 mm
Thickness: 2.4 mm
Weight: 3.67 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 6th July 1998

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Decoration method: Incised
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Sheffield (Metropolitan District)
District: Sheffield (Metropolitan District)
To be known as: SHEFFIELD

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: Recorded at a rally
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Discovery circumstances: This is a code for an unknown location.
General landuse: Other
Specific landuse: Unknown

References cited

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Recording Institution: NLM
Created: 25 years ago
Updated: 4 years ago

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