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STRAP END
Unique ID: BERK-C98696
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A cast copper alloy Anglo-Saxon strap end, dating to the 9th-10th Century AD, possibly a Thomas Type B. The strap end is now bent and is slightly convex with the top edge missing. Zoomorphic terminal. Probable decorated and Incised midsection in central panel is missing.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Ascribed Culture:
Anglo-Saxon style
Date from: Circa AD 800
Date to: Circa AD 999
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 30.6 mm
Width: 9.9 mm
Thickness: 0.8 mm
Weight: 1.9 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 19th September 2009
Rally details.
This object was found at West Hanney 2009
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Tkt Y255
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Decoration style: Zoomorphic
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Oxfordshire (County)
District: Vale of White Horse (District)
Parish or ward: West Hanney (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SU3992
Four figure Latitude: 51.625472
Four figure longitude: -1.438006
1:25K map: SU3992
1:10K map: SU39SE
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas, G. | 2003 | Late Anglo-Saxon and Viking-age Strap-Ends 750-1100: Part I | Lincolnshire | Finds Research Group AD 700-1700. |
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