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STRAP FITTING
Unique ID: HAMP-09D808
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A post medieval (1500-1700) copper alloy strap fitting with a pair of integral prongs on the reverse, both bent outwards. The mount is flat and oval in shape with a worn trefoil knop extending from both long edges. There is no decoration on the surface or the reverse of the mount. All original patina is missing to the front and the metal is now a red/ purple-brown in colour. The reverse has a dark green/ black surface, rough with silvery-coloured areas. The strap fitting measures 31.9mm in length, 16.9mm in width, and 2.1mm thickness. It weighs 3.6g. It is similar to Read 2001, pages 28 and 34, number 287.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 31.9 mm
Width: 16.9 mm
Thickness: 2.1 mm
Weight: 3.6 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st June 2015 - Tuesday 8th September 2015
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Hampshire Cultural Trust Entry Form WINCM 91
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: Winchester (District)
To be known as: Alresford
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Read, B. | 2001 | Metal artefacts of antiquity: a catalogue of small finds from specific areas of the United Kingdom | Langport | Portcullis Publishing | 28, 34 | 287 |
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