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STRAP END
Unique ID: FAKL-933C80
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Copper alloy strap end made up of two outer plates separated by a forked inner plate, one plate now missing. Trapezoid side plate with an indented top, at the lower end is an acorn-shaped terminal. In London strap ends of this form were found in contexts dating from 1270-1450 (Egan and Pritchard 1991, Figs. 93 and 94).
Class: Bifurcated
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1270
Date to: Circa AD 1450
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 51.3 mm
Width: 17.1 mm
Thickness: 2.7 mm
Weight: 8.89 g
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: A187
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Hand made
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: York (Unitary Authority)
District: York (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Fulford
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egan, G. and Pritchard, F. | 1991 | Dress Accessories, c.1150-c.1450 (Medieval Finds from Excavations in London 3) (1991) | London | Stationery Office Books |
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