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STRAP FITTING
Unique ID: BERK-AD8B40
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete cast copper alloy strap fitting or strap slide loop, probably dating to the early Roman period (c. AD 43-200). The strap slide has a decorative head of an ornate flower or shell with extending lobe. The decoration is split over two levels and appears incomplete. The rounded lobe has a hollowed centre and it may have once contained enamel or coloured paste. On the reverse is a rectangular loop. Similar strap loops are recorded from the late Iron Age and Roman periods as well as the medieval period, however the style and ornate mouldings suggest a Roman date. No direct comparison could be found.
Notes:
The photographs were taken on site in low light and therefore fall below usual standards.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 200
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 28.33 mm
Width: 17.14 mm
Thickness: 18.26 mm
Weight: 9.4 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 22nd December 2013
Rally details.
This object was found at Weekend Wanderers - East Challow 22.12.13
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: 2013.711
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Oxfordshire (County)
District: Vale of White Horse (District)
Parish or ward: East Challow (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SU3887
Four figure Latitude: 51.58058622
Four figure longitude: -1.45299154
1:25K map: SU3887
1:10K map: SU38NE
Grid reference source: Recorded at a rally
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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