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STRAP FITTING

Unique ID: NCL-B062C8

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Cast copper-alloy belt fastener complete with one loop. The fastener is serpent shaped with a head at either end. There is moulded decoration on all sides including the facial features and scales covering both necks. In the centre where the two necks join there is a band with leaf decoration to either side. The loop is 19.11mm in diameter.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 53.57 mm
Width: 20.72 mm
Thickness: 7.47 mm
Weight: 24.4 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st January 1999 - Tuesday 1st January 2002

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Materials and construction

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

Spatial metadata

Region: North East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: County Durham (Unitary Authority)
District: County Durham (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Bishop Middleham (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: NZ3330
Four figure Latitude: 54.664008
Four figure longitude: -1.489919
1:25K map: NZ3330
1:10K map: NZ33SW
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Recording Institution: NCL
Created: 16 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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