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STRAP END

Unique ID: WMID4552

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published Find published

The strap end is a tongue shape in plan, and composed of two plates. The terminal is zoomorphic in design and cast. The terminal appears to have a wide nose with oval shaped eyes. The body of the strap end is decorated with an entwined animal. Two rivets hold the plates together at the opposite terminal. The lower plate is undecorated and has traces of iron corrosion.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 800
Date to: Circa AD 900

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 34.62 mm
Width: 10.2 mm
Thickness: 4.6 mm

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Decoration method: Engraved

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Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Leicestershire (County)
District: Hinckley and Bosworth (District)
Parish or ward: Higham on the Hill (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SP3895
Four figure Latitude: 52.551525
Four figure longitude: -1.441004
1:25K map: SP3895
1:10K map: SP39NE
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1000 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

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Audit data

Recording Institution: WMID
Created: 22 years ago
Updated: 6 years ago

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