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STRAP FITTING
Unique ID: SWYOR-B90469
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A copper alloy strap slide or strap loop of unknown date. It is a rectangular loop with an front face that is extended into a plate. The plate has a concave top, rounded sides and a narrower base, making it sub-triangular and possibly zoomorphic, having the appearence of an animal mask. The sides curve backwards slightly. The space within the rectangular loop is filled with corrosion products and white clay or a pebble. Strap fittings like this one were used from the Roman period onwards and since no close parallel has been identified, it is impossible to know the date of this example. The chunky form is similar to Roman examples, but the possible animal face might suggest a Medieval date. The loop is 17.6mm long, 10.7mm wide and 8.8mm thick. The maximum width of the strap was 10.5mm. 3.24g. The metal has a smooth mid green patina.
Class: strap slide
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: UNKNOWN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 17.6 mm
Width: 10.7 mm
Thickness: 8.8 mm
Weight: 3.24 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 8th March 2015 - Sunday 8th March 2015
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: PAS form number 2588
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Kent (County)
District: Dover (District)
Parish or ward: Langdon (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TR3445
Four figure Latitude: 51.15637706
Four figure longitude: 1.34496379
1:25K map: TR3445
1:10K map: TR34NW
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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