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STRAP END
Unique ID: LVPL-7FBF11
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Cast copper alloy strap end dating to the Early Medieval period, (400-1066). The object is tongue-shaped in plan and sub-oval in cross-section. It has been cast in one piece, and one side has broken away. The upper surface of the object is decorated with six ring-and-dot decorations. The lower surface is undecorated. It has a dark brown patina and is in good condition.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 400
Date to: Circa AD 1066
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 21.97 mm
Width: 17.21 mm
Thickness: 2.63 mm
Weight: 1.6 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 7th March 2010
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Decoration style: Curvilinear
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: North Kesteven (District)
To be known as: Navenby
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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