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STRAP END

Unique ID: SF-3B9CD6

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

Strap-end made from a single piece of copper alloy. The attachment end has two copper-alloy rivets which protrude from the surface; the end is shaped slightly around them. A shallow groove runs down the length of the strap-end from between the two rivets. The sides of the strap-end are shaped; it tapers slightly, and then has a pair of projections on each side at the terminal end. Between these projections is a third rivet, this time flush with the surface and well concealed; the groove is probably interrupted by this rivet, although as the surface is worn and corroded it is hard to be sure. The terminal end may be broken; although it is symmetrical and the end is worn, the strap-end as it stands is an unusual short shape. From the shape of the projections and the well-concealed rivet, this strap-end must be 14th-century.

Notes:

Finder's ref. 2958

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1300
Date to: AD 1400

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 18 mm
Width: 13 mm
Weight: 2.98 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st March 2002

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Uncertain

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Mid Suffolk (District)
To be known as: Coddenham

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

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

References cited

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Recording Institution: SF
Created: 20 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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