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STRAP END
Unique ID: NLM-074B31
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Copper alloy strap end. Cast strap end with a bifurcated and slightly indented end with two drilled attachment holes of diameter 1.9mm. The other end is lost. On one side there are possibly four scratched letters, characters or runes, with corrosion possibly masking more. The size and form of the object resemble those of zoomorphic strap ends of Middle Saxon date, though the loss of a terminal and undecorated plate distinguish this piece from such objects. Suggested date: Middle Saxon, 750-850.
Length: 35.4mm, Width: 9.7mm, Thickness: 1.8mm, Weight: 2.99gms.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Middle
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Ascribed Culture:
Anglo-Saxon style
Date from: Circa AD 750
Date to: Circa AD 850
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 35.4 mm
Width: 9.7 mm
Thickness: 1.8 mm
Weight: 2.99 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 5th March 2013
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM22012a
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
To be known as: Swinhope
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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