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STRAP FITTING

Unique ID: NMS-EA2076

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Medieval strap fitting: belt mount with two separate rivets. One end is in the form of a fleur-de-lis (incomplete) and the other is an elaborate quatrefoil. 42 x 24.5mm. Rivet hole centres 25mm apart. This may be a better preserved version of Read 2001 no. 163. 13th – 14th century.

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1200
Date to: AD 1400

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 42 mm
Width: 24.5 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st October 2008

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

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

Spatial coordinates

Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

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

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

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