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STRAP END

Unique ID: SWYOR-255829

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A copper-alloy Medieval three piece strap end with a sheet spacer dating from AD 1250 - 1400. It is sub-rectangular with rounded shoulders at the closed end, and a small pointed knop. The sheet spacer is about half as long as the strap end. The rest of the space is filled with lighter green corrosion, possibly mineralised fabric. There is a single copper alloy rivet, flush with both faces, at the base of the knop, and one similar copper alloy rivet and one empty hole at the other end, one in each corner. Ther eis slight damage to the corner with the empty rivet hole. The strap end is 22.8mm long, 12.2mm wide and 2.6mm thick. 2.4g. It has a grey green patina.

Compare number 699 and similar strap ends on page 147 of Dress Accessories by Egan and Pritchard (1991). These are from contexts dated AD 1270 - 1400.

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 1400

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 22.8 mm
Width: 12.2 mm
Thickness: 2.6 mm
Weight: 2.4 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st January 2015 - Tuesday 1st September 2015

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: PAS form number 2684

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Textile
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Leeds (Metropolitan District)
District: Leeds (Metropolitan District)
Parish or ward: Thorp Arch (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SE4346
Four figure Latitude: 53.9083799
Four figure longitude: -1.34694499
1:25K map: SE4346
1:10K map: SE44NW
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

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Recording Institution: SWYOR
Created: 8 years ago
Updated: 8 years ago

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