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STRAP FITTING

Unique ID: HAMP-725201

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A medieval (c.1230-1400) copper alloy trapezoidal strap loop with internal projections, measuring 13.8x21.1mm (internal 14.8mm) - per Egan & Pritchard 1991, p.233 fig.147. It weighs 1.48g.
The longest (outside) edge is D-shaped in cross-section while the other edges are rectangular in cross-section.

Notes:

This type of strap loop seems to be the earliest form (Egan & Pritchard 1991 p.231) and has been found in contexts datable to 1230-1400.

Class: strap-loop

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1230
Date to: Circa AD 1400

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 13.8 mm
Width: 21.1 mm
Weight: 1.48 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st January 1970 - Tuesday 31st December 1985

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: Winchester Museums Entry Form No.4008

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: Winchester (District)
Parish or ward: Badger Farm (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SU4627
Four figure Latitude: 51.04052191
Four figure longitude: -1.34526562
1:25K map: SU4627
1:10K map: SU42NE
Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Recording Institution: HAMP
Created: 8 years ago
Updated: 8 years ago

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