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STRAP END
Unique ID: FAKL-74F50A
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Medieval, cast copper alloy strap end made up of two conjoined pieces of sheet metal, one 0.9mm thick, the other 0.6mm thick divided by a shorter spacer. In the gap between the sheet metal plates are traces of what appears to be textile, probably the remains of a cloth belt. On the tip of the strap end is flat, lozenge shaped, terminal. The upper (open) end of the strap end bears two indentations between which is a single, copper alloy rivet. Width 13.1mm, Length 26.9mm, Thickness 4.5mm, Mass 3.31g. In London strap ends of this form were found in contexts dated to 1270-1400 (Egan and Pritchard 1991, 143, Fig. 94)
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1270
Date to: Circa AD 1400
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 26.9 mm
Width: 13.1 mm
Thickness: 4.5 mm
Weight: 3.31 g
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: ELL 365
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: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
District: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Elloughton
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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 | Fig. 96 |
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