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STRAP END
Unique ID: SF-0E6B84
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A complete rectangular copper-alloy strap end of Medieval date.
It is formed from a single flat sheet of copper-alloy folded widthways at the base to create a strap end with rectangular plates of equal length. The attachment end contains a separate copper-alloy circular rivet with a flattened round head.
This strap end measures 36.76mm in length, 9.53mm in width, 2.14mm in thickness, 2.14 in weight.
There is a similar example from London (Egan and Pritchard, 1991, pp. 128, no. 594).
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1300
Date to: Circa AD 1500
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 36.76 mm
Width: 9.53 mm
Thickness: 2.14 mm
Weight: 2.14 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st January 2014
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: St. Edmundsbury (District)
To be known as: Ousden
Spatial coordinates
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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