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STRAP FITTING

Unique ID: NMS-F1C881

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Medieval strap clasp, trapezoidal, twin internal projections and sub-rectangular knop in middle of top with slightly projecting sides, 27 x 20mm. Cf. Dress Accessories (1991), fig.149, no.1260. Late 13th-14th century.

Class: strap slide

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

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

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 27 mm
Width: 20 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st September 2006

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: South Norfolk (District)
To be known as: Wymondham

Spatial coordinates

Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

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	fig.149, no.1260

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Created: 17 years ago
Updated: 4 years ago

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