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STRAP END
Unique ID: NLM-76B7C9
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Copper alloy strap end. Small tongue-shaped strap end with a central longitudinal ridge , a split end, and with two rivets of diameter 1.8mm and length 3.5mm passing through its inner end, Thomas Class E Type 3. There are traces of diagonal or herringbone relief decoration to either side of the central ridge. The distribution of the type centres on the Danelaw and the Irish Sea region, which is of interest given the position of Lindsey under the Viking 'kingdom' of York and Dublin. Suggested date: Early Medieval, 850-1000.
Length: 21.9mm, Width: 10.4mm, Thickness (at mid point): 3.1mm, Weight: 2.52gms.
Class: Thomas Class E Type 3
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Ascribed Culture:
Anglo-Scandinavian style
Date from: Circa AD 850
Date to: Circa AD 1000
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 21.9 mm
Width: 10.4 mm
Thickness: 3.1 mm
Weight: 2.52 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 12th May 2015
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM29291
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
To be known as: Swinhope
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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