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STRAP END
Unique ID: LVPL-AFB972
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A cast copper alloy strap end dating to the Medieval period. The object is rectangular in plan and cross-section. It consists of two sheets of copper alloy held together with three circular rivets, two at one end and one in the centre. The remains of a strip of leather can be seen between the sheets. The upper face is decorated with an incised continuous zig-zag pattern along each edge. The lower face is undecorated. The two end rivets are domed on the upper face and measure 3.15mm in lenth and 2.62mm in width.
The object has a dark green patina and is in fair condition. All of the edges of the object are incomplete, probably due to recent plough damage.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1150
Date to: Circa AD 1450
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 55.66 mm
Width: 15.75 mm
Thickness: 3.31 mm
Weight: 10.3 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st April 2014
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: North West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cheshire East (Unitary Authority)
District: Cheshire East (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Brereton
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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