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STRAP FITTING
Unique ID: SF-4E2D96
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A cast copper-alloy strap fitting of Post-medieval date. It is a flat, circular fitting with two integrally cast rivets on the reverse which are in place and bent. The front is decorated with a flower with a central circular shape surrounded by six hemispherical facets. One edge is slightly bent, probably due to post-depositional damage. It measures 19.60mm in diameter, 2.37mm in thickness, and weighs 4.06g.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 2.37 mm
Weight: 4.06 g
Diameter: 19.6 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st March 2012
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Mid Suffolk (District)
Parish or ward: Akenham (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TM1649
Four figure Latitude: 52.097154
Four figure longitude: 1.152082
1:25K map: TM1649
1:10K map: TM14NE
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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