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STRAP FITTING
Unique ID: WILT-283182
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A Medieval (1200-1400) copper alloy bar mount from a belt with central and terminal lobes, measuring 16.84x8.96x3.92mm and weighing 1.02g.
The two terminal lobes are solid, each with a separate copper alloy rivet (in situ) and 2.8mm thick. The central lobe is hollow to the reverse and domed to the front, with a band of decoration 3.8mm wide. The decoration comprises four horizontal grooves.
Similarly decorated bar mounts with central and terminal lobes from London date to the 13th and 14th century (Egan & Pritchard 1991 nos.1154-1162).
Class: Bar mount
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1200
Date to: Circa AD 1400
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 16.84 mm
Width: 8.96 mm
Thickness: 3.92 mm
Weight: 1.02 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 11th October 2010 - Monday 13th December 2010
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SSWM 3593
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Salisbury
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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