SOM-D125B1: Medieval or Post Medieval Strap Fitting

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STRAP FITTING

Unique ID: SOM-D125B1

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

An incomplete strap fitting of probable late medieval or early post-medieval date. The lozenge-shaped fitting measures 27mm by 24.1mm by 1.8mm and weighs 4.1g. The front is decorated with a faintly engraved lozenge-shaped border containing a saltire cross, all formed from zigzagged lines. Off centre on the back are two stubs, either the remains of lugs or a loop. A similar fitting is illustrated in Read's 'Metal Artefacts of Antiquity' (2001, pp. 11-12, no. 72) which has been dated to c. 15th-16th centuries.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1400
Date to: Circa AD 1599

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 27 mm
Width: 24.1 mm
Thickness: 1.8 mm
Weight: 4.1 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 29th March 2007

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: Entry 021583

Materials and construction

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

Spatial metadata

Region: South West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Somerset (County)
District: South Somerset (District)
To be known as: Misterton

Spatial coordinates

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
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Read, B.	2001	Metal artefacts of antiquity: A catalogue of small finds from specific areas of the United Kingdom	Langport	Portcullis Publishing	11-12	no. 72

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

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