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STRAP FITTING
Unique ID: LVPL-8FFE7E
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A cast copper alloy two piece swivel probably dating to the Medieval period. The object has a D-shaped loop which measures 13.48mm in width and a smaller circular loop measuring 8.86mm in diameter. The join between the two loops is oval in section with a collar running around the circumference. The two halves are connected by a socket on the base of the larger loop and a bolt on the top of the smaller loop, the end of which is cone shaped. The collar is decorated with four circumferential grooves. The object has a blackish green patina and is in good condition.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1100
Date to: Circa AD 1500
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 25.96 mm
Width: 13.46 mm
Thickness: 6.93 mm
Weight: 3.5 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st May 2014
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Selby (District)
To be known as: Selby area
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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