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STRAP END
Unique ID: BUC-787995
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
One plate of a medieval copper alloy composite rectangular strap end, a front plate of sheet with a single rivet hole at the scalloped attachment edge.The inner surface i.e. the one facing the leather or textile of the belt has rough diagonal lines made with a rasp like tool. This may have been intended to give it a better grip on the belt.[The photo may be upside down!]
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1300
Date to: Circa AD 1500
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 25 mm
Width: 15 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 10th November 2012
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Milton Keynes (Unitary Authority)
District: Milton Keynes (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Gayhurst
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
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