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STRAP END
Unique ID: GLO-3EC533
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Cast copper alloy composite strap end length 39mm, width 14mm, thickness 4mm, weight 5.74g. This is made form two sheets of copper alloy with a forked spacer in between. The overall shape is rectangular with a pointed forward edge, and a knop at the tip and two V-shaped notches on the reverse.
1270-1450
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1270
Date to: Circa AD 1450
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 39 mm
Width: 14 mm
Thickness: 4 mm
Weight: 5.74 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st June 2011 - Thursday 1st December 2011
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: 5180
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Gloucestershire (County)
District: Cotswold (District)
To be known as: Long Newnton
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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