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STRAP FITTING
Unique ID: SUR-547C43
Object type certainty: Possibly
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
The terminal from a possible strap fitting. Centrally is a rounded multi-lobed expansion which contains a six-pointed star with a central six-point flower, both in glassy blue enamel. To one side the object tapers to a point beyond a pierced expansion. The opposite end is broken away.
Notes:
No parallels have been found for this object which is thought to be of medieval date.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1200
Date to: Circa AD 1400
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 45 mm
Width: 15.6 mm
Weight: 7.24 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st March 2010
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: 10.409
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Surface Treatment: Inlaid with enamel
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Surrey (County)
District: Guildford (District)
Parish or ward: Normandy (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SU9352
Four figure Latitude: 51.259586
Four figure longitude: -0.668586
1:25K map: SU9352
1:10K map: SU95SW
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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