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CLASP
Unique ID: SUR-430FA1
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A strap fitting comprising a rectangular frame with the remains of a roller bar (or possibly hinged clasp), and a plain plate with a single rivet.
Notes:
Similar finds from London suggest a date in the 2nd half of the 14th century.
Class: three part
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1350
Date to: Circa AD 1400
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 33.16 mm
Width: 6.76 mm
Weight: 2.66 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st June 2008
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: 08.1042
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Surrey (County)
District: Guildford (District)
Parish or ward: West Clandon (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TQ0451
Four figure Latitude: 51.248699
Four figure longitude: -0.511287
1:25K map: TQ0451
1:10K map: TQ05SW
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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 |
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