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STRAP FITTING

Unique ID: SUR-95BEC5

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A medieval cast copper alloy pentagonal strap fitting with two rivets and a separately attached bar. The fitting may have originally been longer and its precise function is not clear.

Class: barred mount

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1250
Date to: Circa AD 1400

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 15.26 mm
Width: 10.16 mm
Weight: 0.98 g

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: 14-331

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Mid Suffolk (District)
Parish or ward: Redgrave (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TM0578
Four figure Latitude: 52.36169787
Four figure longitude: 1.00929896
1:25K map: TM0578
1:10K map: TM07NE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Recording Institution: SUR
Created: 10 years ago
Updated: 3 years ago

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