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STRAP FITTING
Unique ID: HAMP-B5B983
Object type certainty: Probably
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete copper alloy object of probable Late Roman or Early Medieval date, possibly a fragment of a propeller-shaped belt stiffener. The object consists of a central circular disc, broken at one end, with the surviving 'propeller' arm extending from the opposite end. The arm is rectangular in form with a triangular terminal. The object has a thin rectangular cross-section, except for the arm which is thickened. The triangular terminal has an integral rivet which projects from the reverse and the central disc shows traces of a missing integral rivet. Decoration on the object consists of a flower or sunburst design on the disc, transverse ribs on the arm and possibly a field of punched dots within a triangular border on the terminal, though the metal is worn and the decoration is not very clear. The straight edge of the terminal is also possibly notched for decorative purposes.
The object measures 25.82mm in length, 13.97mm in width, is 3.32mm thick and weighs 3.38g. Although it is likely this item is a fragment of a late Roman propeller belt stiffener, no direct parallels could be found for it and the decoration may well be indicative of a later Saxon date.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 350
Date to: Circa AD 800
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 25.82 mm
Width: 13.97 mm
Thickness: 3.32 mm
Weight: 3.38 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 18th September 1983
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Winchester Collections AY 568
Museum accession number: WINCM: AY 568.55
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: Winchester (District)
Parish or ward: Cheriton (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SU5828
Four figure Latitude: 51.04842944
Four figure longitude: -1.17396369
1:25K map: SU5828
1:10K map: SU52NE
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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