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STRAP END
Unique ID: ESS-E19904
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
Copper alloy, zoomorphic strap end. Early Medieval. Thomas Class A Type 1. Worn and abraded. animal snout and eyes visiible on rounded terminal. Two attachment holes - both broken. Split to take strap - back plate broken and missing at split.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 39.2 mm
Width: 11.8 mm
Thickness: 3.1 mm
Weight: 5.21 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st June 2013 - Thursday 1st August 2013
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: CIMS OEF 7396
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Essex (County)
District: Colchester (District)
To be known as: Copford
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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