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STRAP FITTING
Unique ID: WAW-BAAE02
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A post medieval cast copper alloy decorative strap mount. The mount is openwork and is symmetrical and shows a pair of cupids above a central crown with a rose between them. Below the cupids is a lys and scrolling foliage. On the flat back are the remains of two circular sectioned attachment spikes. The mount measures 33.29mm long, 29.06mm wide and weighs 7.6g.
The mount dates from the mid 16th to 17th centuries.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1550
Date to: Exactly AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 33.29 mm
Width: 29.06 mm
Weight: 7.6 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st February 2012 - Saturday 31st March 2012
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Warwickshire (County)
District: Stratford-on-Avon (District)
Parish or ward: Stratford-upon-Avon (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SP1953
Four figure Latitude: 52.174935
Four figure longitude: -1.723577
1:25K map: SP1953
1:10K map: SP15SE
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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