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STRAP FITTING
Unique ID: IOW-2DFCF7
Object type certainty: Probably
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Probably an Early-Medieval (Anglo-Scandinavian)-Medieval cast-copper-alloy strap fitting (c. 950-1100).
The fitting is sub-triangular and symmetrical in plan. It has one large and five small openings. All the smaller openings are of the same diameter. The large opening is situated at one end and there is a smaller opening at the opposite end. There are four openings at the broader end, two at each side. The front face has an indeterminate design in low relief. It has the remains of a separate copper-alloy rivet which is slightly off-centre.
The metal is reddish-brown with some light green and off-white corrosion products. The object is worn.
This fitting is possibly Anglo-Scandinavian of later tenth/eleventh century date. However, nothing survives in the decoration which would support this on stylistic or typological grounds.
Length: 32.48mm; width: 17.87mm; thickness: 4.00mm. Weight: 5.33g.
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Ascribed Culture:
Anglo-Scandinavian style
Date from: Circa AD 950
Date to: Circa AD 1100
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 32.48 mm
Width: 17.87 mm
Thickness: 4 mm
Weight: 5.33 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 17th October 2012
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2012-4-371
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Uncertain
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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