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STRAP FITTING
Unique ID: LIN-84B1E7
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
One half of a cast copper alloy medieval swivel. It is annular plan and circular in section, with a circular loop through which a shank would have been located.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1250
Date to: Circa AD 1400
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Width: 6 mm
Thickness: 2 mm
Weight: 1.78 g
Diameter: 9 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 18th December 2012
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Decoration style: Other
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
Parish or ward: Thonock (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SK8391
Four figure Latitude: 53.409296
Four figure longitude: -0.752865
1:25K map: SK8391
1:10K map: SK89SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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