SUSS-345547: Medieval strap end or mount

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STRAP END

Unique ID: SUSS-345547

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Copper alloy strap end formed of two sheets of copper alloy joined together by six rivets. The strap end is roughly rectangular with one square end and one that is slightly rounded. The rivets are seperate and arranged in three regularly spaced pairs, three are in situ and three missing; they are 6.9mm long suggesting the mount was on a thick strap. Only a small amount of the back plate survives around the square end. The front plate is only 1.0mm thick but is cast with recessed cells on the front which are not reflected on the back. Between the pairs of rivets are recessed squares containing a raised lozenge outline surrounding a central raised square. There are extensive traces of gilding on the front and small amounts of red enamel in some of the recessed cells. The strap end is 49.7mm long, 17.3mm wide and 2.3mm thick, excluding the rivets. It weighs 6.15 grams. While no direct parallel was found in the usual sources the general style and use of gilding and enamel suggests a c.12th century AD date.

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1066
Date to: AD 1250

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 49.7 mm
Width: 17.3 mm
Thickness: 2.3 mm
Weight: 6.15 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st January 2008

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Enamel
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Surface Treatment: Gilded

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: West Sussex (County)
District: Arun (District)
Parish or ward: Walberton (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SU9706
Four figure Latitude: 50.845402
Four figure longitude: -0.623591
1:25K map: SU9706
1:10K map: SU90NE
Grid reference source: From finder
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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Created: 15 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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