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STRAP FITTING

Unique ID: SWYOR-D73294

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A cast, copper alloy strap slide, dating from 1250-1350AD. It is D-shaped, with the outer edge being wider than the base, and has an uncollared, globular knop in the centre of the outer edge. There is also a short, circular projection from the centre of the base. It is 18.4mm long, 11.2mm wide and 2.9mm thick. It weighs 0.93gm. An very similar loop is illustrated in Griffiths, Philpott and Egan, Meols: The Archaeology of the North Wirral Coast, plate 22, number 1356.

Class: strap slide

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1250
Date to: Circa AD 1350

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 18.4 mm
Width: 11.2 mm
Thickness: 2.9 mm
Weight: 0.93 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st January 2010 - Monday 6th September 2010

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: PAS form number 1212

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Wakefield (Metropolitan District)
District: Wakefield (Metropolitan District)
Parish or ward: Darrington (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SE4917
Four figure Latitude: 53.647219
Four figure longitude: -1.260218
1:25K map: SE4917
1:10K map: SE41NE
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Griffiths, D., Philpott. R. and Egan, G.	2007	Meols: The Archaeology of the North West Wirral Coast	Oxford	Oxford University School of Archaeology	plate 22, number 1356

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Recording Institution: SWYOR
Created: 13 years ago
Updated: 5 years ago

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