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STRAP FITTING
Unique ID: ESS-493048
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A Medieval cast copper alloy strap guide. Rectangular type with integral external rivet. AD 1350-1400. 22mm long.
cf Egan and Pritchard, 1991 'Dress Accessories', Fig 147
Read, 2001, 'Metal Artefacts of Antiquity', fig 15, no.210
Notes:
Not seen by FLO
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1350
Date to: Circa AD 1400
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 22 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 31st January 2008
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Finder's reference: 021-A0090
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Essex (County)
District: Chelmsford (District)
Parish or ward: Good Easter (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TL6212
Four figure Latitude: 51.783213
Four figure longitude: 0.347132
1:25K map: TL6212
1:10K map: TL61SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1000 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 | Fig 147 | ||
| Read, B. | 2001 | Metal artefacts of antiquity: A catalogue of small finds from specific areas of the United Kingdom | Langport | Portcullis Publishing | fig 15 | 210 |
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