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STRAP END

Unique ID: NMGW-DDF863

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Copper alloy composite three piece strap-end with a sheet spacer, from the Medieval Period and probably dating from the late 13th to the early 15th century. The strap-end is composed of two sheet metal plates separated by a sheet spacer occupying the whole width. The sides of the strap-end are near-parallel and the profile is slightly converging. The attachment edge has eroded, but was likely to have been straight or slightly concave, and the outside edge is curved with a pointed terminal knop. No decoration is discernible on either face, but tinning or silvering survives on both surfaces. The strap was secured by two rivets positioned near the sides and attachment edge. A third central and larger rivet was employed to secure the plates and spacer.

Notes:

The strap-end can be paralleled with three examples excavated in London (Egan 2002, p147-148, Nos. 699-701), all of which were recovered from late 14th century contexts.

Class: Composite

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1250
Date to: Circa AD 1450

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 31.1 mm
Width: 17.8 mm
Thickness: 5.5 mm
Weight: 5.7 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st September 2003 - Sunday 1st February 2004

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: NMGWPA 2004.36.1

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy

Surface Treatment: White metal coated

Spatial metadata

Region: Wales (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: the Vale of Glamorgan (Unitary Authority)
District: the Vale of Glamorgan (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: St. Nicholas and Bonvilston (Community)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: ST0974
Four figure Latitude: 51.457637
Four figure longitude: -3.311162
1:25K map: ST0974
1:10K map: ST07SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Egan, G. and Pritchard, F.	1991	Dress Accessories, c.1150-c.1450 (Medieval Finds from Excavations in London 3) (1991)	London	Stationery Office Books	147-8	Nos. 699-701

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Recording Institution: NMGW
Created: 20 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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