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STRAP FITTING
Unique ID: SUR-D16136
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An oval copper alloy swivel with a pair of animal heads turned round to face the pierced plate. A separate loop survives in the plate and is held in place by a domed rivet (making three pieces altogether). The animal heads both have prominent brow ridges and ears.
Notes:
The swivel may have been intended for a dog leash. Many similar swivel fittings are known but are difficult to date with any precision.
Class: Swivel
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1200
Date to: Circa AD 1500
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 28.27 mm
Width: 26.21 mm
Weight: 9.2 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st January 2009 - Thursday 31st December 2009
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: B10.146
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Windsor and Maidenhead (Unitary Authority)
District: Windsor and Maidenhead (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: White Waltham (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SU8577
Four figure Latitude: 51.485574
Four figure longitude: -0.777234
1:25K map: SU8577
1:10K map: SU87NE
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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