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STRAP END
Unique ID: SOM-E76A02
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Broken end of a cast, copper-alloy, tree shaped, terminal probably from a Medieval crescentic composite strap-end. The fragment is triangular with a moulded front and outline in the form of a central stem and four symmetrically arranged side branches with roughly circular indents between them. The back is plain. The broken end is very worn and slightly bent but there is one short, broken and twisted projection from one corner and parts of at least three open circular holes along the break. It is 18.9mm long, 23.0mm wide and 2.1mm thick; it weighs 2.64 grams.
Although only a small part remains it is very similar in form to examples of this distinctive group of strap ends, e.g. HAMP-FD7C24 and DEV-4F85E4. They are dated c. 1400 - c. 1450 AD (Geake 2001, 32).
Class: Crescentic
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1400
Date to: Circa AD 1450
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 18.9 mm
Width: 23 mm
Thickness: 2.1 mm
Weight: 2.64 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 17th November 2010
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SCC020759
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Fragment
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Somerset (County)
District: Sedgemoor (District)
To be known as: Stawell
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geake, H. | 2001 | Finds Recording Guide Version 1.1 | 32 |
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