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STRAP END
Unique ID: SUR-72A237
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A copper alloy early medieval strap end. The strap end is pointed and the bifurcating attachment end is largely missing. The zoomorphic head is debased; the ears are behind the head and are formed from four C shapes. The body is decorated with a single panel which is infilled with a grid arranged diagonally.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 850
Date to: Circa AD 1000
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 42.05 mm
Width: 10.39 mm
Weight: 4.98 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 5th October 2014
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: B14-665
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: Basingstoke and Deane (District)
Parish or ward: Monk Sherborne (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SU6056
Four figure Latitude: 51.29997131
Four figure longitude: -1.14077063
1:25K map: SU6056
1:10K map: SU65NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
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