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STRAP END
Unique ID: DENO-A5E6A9
Object type certainty: Probably
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A copper alloy probable medieval (AD c.1066-c.1300) probable strap end. Overall, the object measures 32.3mm long, 21.5mm wide and 6.3mm thick. It weighs 10.98g.
The object is tongue shaped and has a rectangular cross-section. There is an opening at the wide end that is filled with a pale clay soil. There are two rivet holes through the object at the wide end, one of which still has the remains of a rivet through it. The whole of the object is hollow, but there are no join marks along the edges between the front, sides and rear. The front of the object has a double punched or rocker arm engraved border around its edge. The surface of the object has been tinned or silvered.
cf CAM-08E06D
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1066
Date to: Circa AD 1300
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 32.3 mm
Width: 21.5 mm
Thickness: 6.3 mm
Weight: 10.98 g
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Derby E8108
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Surface Treatment: White metal coated
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Derbyshire (County)
District: North East Derbyshire (District)
Parish or ward: North Wingfield (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SK4164
Four figure Latitude: 53.17154
Four figure longitude: -1.3881029
1:25K map: SK4164
1:10K map: SK46SW
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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