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STRAP FITTING

Unique ID: LEIC-726B42

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A medieval copper-alloy bar mount, dating to AD 1350-1400. A small bar mount with a large central lobe and smaller terminal lobes. The central lobe is sub-circular, hollow backed and decorated with scored diagonal lines to create cross hatching. The flanking terminal lobes are much smaller, and D-shaped in cross section. Each has a circular holeThe object is in fair condition, is 15mm long, 9mm wide, 2mm thick, and weighs 1.0g.

Reference: Egan and Pritchard (1991) p 213-214 no 1161.

Class: Bar mount

Subsequent actions

Current location of find: With finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

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: 15 mm
Width: 9 mm
Thickness: 2 mm
Weight: 1 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 4th February 2010

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: 2056

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Decoration style: Geometric
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Leicestershire (County)
District: Melton (District)
Parish or ward: Kirby Bellars (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SK7217
Four figure Latitude: 52.74583659
Four figure longitude: -0.93484752
1:25K map: SK7217
1:10K map: SK71NW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Discovery circumstances: Whilst searching with a metal detector
Current location: With finder
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth greater than 0.25m

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Recording Institution: LEIC
Created: 13 years ago
Updated: 3 years ago

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