Rights Holder: York Museums Trust
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Unique ID: YORYM-3298D1
Object type certainty: Certain
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A cast copper alloy tongue shaped strap end, dating to circa 900-1100. This strap end falls under the Thomas Classification - Class E. The strap end is formed from two plates of copper alloy riveted together at the open end via two surviving copper alloy rivets. The front surface of the front plate is decorated with a vertical raised ridge which runs from top to bottom, it has two notches cut out of it near to the rounded terminal. No other decoration is evident.
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Class: Thomas Class E, Type 3
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 900
Date to: Circa AD 1100
Quantity: 1
Length: 25.9 mm
Width: 17.9 mm
Weight: 8.5 g
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Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
4 Figure: SE9631
Four figure Latitude: 53.76651066
Four figure longitude: -0.54507274
1:25K map: SE9631
1:10K map: SE93SE
Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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