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STRAP END
Unique ID: SF-AB39BD
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
An incomplete cast copper-alloy strap end of possible Roman date. It has a triangular plate that is oval in section, tapering to a rounded terminal end that is perhaps incomplete due to old breaks. At the top the plate narrows to an oval sectioned neck before expanding to a split attachment end. This is decorated on the front face with a series of four transverse grooves. The attachment end itself is oval in form, missing its outer edge due to old breaks, and with a central circular rivet hole. This object measures 31.00mm in length, 7.31mm in width, 3.59mm in thickness, and 1.59g in weight.
This is an incomplete copper-alloy strap end. It is of probable Roman date, c.43-410 AD, although a later date range cannot be ruled out entirely.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 409
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 31 mm
Width: 7.31 mm
Thickness: 3.59 mm
Weight: 1.59 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st February 2015
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Other reference numbers
SMR reference number: WMH 005
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Suffolk Coastal (District)
To be known as: Wenhaston
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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