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STRAP FITTING
Unique ID: IOW-34F3A8
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete Medieval copper-alloy pendant loop probably from a bar mount (c. 1250-c. 1400).
The pendent loop is convex at the front and flat at the rear. It is quadrilobate in plan and includes a short bar to accommodate a mount. The bar is sub-rectangular in cross-section.
This loop has a corroded and pitted green patina.
Length: 15.6mm; width: 14.2mm; thickness: 2.4mm. Weight: 0.94g.
A similar fitting from London has been published (Egan and Pritchard 1991: 219, fig. 138, ref: 1189).
Egan, G. and Pritchard, F. 1991. Dress Accessories: Medieval finds from excavations in London: 3. London: HMSO.
Class: ‘Pendent loop’
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1250
Date to: Circa AD 1400
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 15.6 mm
Width: 14.2 mm
Thickness: 2.4 mm
Weight: 0.94 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 2nd August 2015 - Sunday 2nd August 2015
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2015-5-97
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
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 | 219, fig. 138 | 1189 |
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