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STRAP END
Unique ID: IOW-4B18CB
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An almost complete Medieval copper-alloy three piece composite strap-end (c. 1250-c. 1450).
This strap-end has two separate sheet plates with a forked spacer between them. The sides of the plates taper in plan from the attachment end towards a terminal blunt point. At the centre, close to the terminal end, there is a copper-alloy rivet, circular in cross-section. The heads of this rivet are flush with the plates. There are two similar rivets at the attachment end, one at each corner.
This strap-end has a green patina and the edges are missing around the terminal end.
Length: 17.7mm; width: 13.8mm; thickness: 2.4mm. Weight: 2.19g.
Similar strap-ends have been published (Egan and Pritchard 1991: 142, fig. 93).
Egan, G. and Pritchard, F. 1991. Dress Accessories: Medieval finds from excavations in London: 3. London: HMSO.
Class: Composite
Subsequent actions
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 1450
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 17.7 mm
Width: 13.8 mm
Thickness: 2.4 mm
Weight: 2.19 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 30th August 2015 - Sunday 30th August 2015
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2015-1-326
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 | 142, fig. 93 |
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