SUR-33C6D9: Early medieval: Strap fitting

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STRAP FITTING

Unique ID: SUR-33C6D9

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

An Early Medieval to Medieval copper alloy strap fitting, wedge-shaped in profile. The fitting includes a fragment of an oval loop terminal. From this loop the object expands to a raised boss on one side. On the opposite end is one side of a bifurcating grip, whose decoration is probably intended to be zoomorphic. This is not pierced for attachment so any attachment point must have been on the missing side. The lower side of the fitting is flat.

Find of note status

This is a find of note and has been designated: Include in MedArch

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1050
Date to: Exactly AD 1150

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 32.02 mm
Width: 14.37 mm
Weight: 8.68 g

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: B15-1293

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Oxfordshire (County)
District: South Oxfordshire (District)
Parish or ward: Crowmarsh (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SU6186
Four figure Latitude: 51.56958062
Four figure longitude: -1.12127055
1:25K map: SU6186
1:10K map: SU68NW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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

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