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STRAP END

Unique ID: IOW-8453C5

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

An almost complete copper alloy strap end of Medieval date, c. AD 1330 – c. AD 1380 (Egan and Pritchard 1991, 135, ref. 620). Length: 31.5mm; width: 21.3mm and 5.5mm thick. Weight: 8.81g. This tongue-shaped strap end is made of sheet copper alloy. The front plate has sides which are bent at angle of 90° to which a separate back plate is soldered. In each corner, at the top, a copper alloy rivet penetrates both plates. The rivets are dome-headed at the front with flattened heads at the rear. The surfaces generally have a mid-green patina but there are small areas of where the patina is lost. There is also some copper alloy corrosion products. The weight includes some soil within the plates. A roughly similar strap end made of iron was found during archaeological excavations at Billingsgate, London. This London find which has a pointed base has six rivets. See reference above.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1330
Date to: Circa AD 1380

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 31.5 mm
Width: 21.3 mm
Thickness: 5.5 mm
Weight: 8.81 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 25th May 2008

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: IOW2008-1-278

Materials and construction

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

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Discovery circumstances: Metal detecting rally
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth greater than 0.25m

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	135	620

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Recording Institution: IOW
Created: 15 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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