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STRAP FITTING
Unique ID: BH-C43BE1
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A Medieval copper-alloy strap mount.
The mount takes the form of a domed sexfoil, made from sheet metal, with a hollow underside. Diffuse ridges separate the petals from one another and the outer edge is scalloped. Two copper-alloy rivets are contained within holes at opposing points in the mount. One of these rivets retains a ring-shaped 'stop'.
Diameter: 19.1mm; height: 7.2mm. Weight: 1.96g.
Similar mounts were found in excavations in London, in layers dating from the late 13th to mid 15th centuries (Egan and Pritchard 1991: 187 - 188/fig. 119, cf. nos. 959, 961, 974, 983 and 987).
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1270
Date to: Circa AD 1450
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Height: 7.2 mm
Weight: 1.96 g
Diameter: 19.1 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 24th September 2013
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Ver 14/102 - 12
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hertfordshire (County)
District: North Hertfordshire (District)
To be known as: Baldock
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 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 |
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