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STRAP FITTING
Unique ID: IOW-0A0868
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete Medieval copper-alloy strap slide frame with internal projections (c. 1150-c. 1400).
The frame is slender and trapezoidal in plan with a sub-oval expansion at the centre of the outer edge. The frame is rectangular in cross-section. About a third of the way towards the outer edge of the frame from its base is an internal projection at either side. There is no rivet hole.
The fitting has a dark green patina.
Length: 15.4mm; width: 21.2mm; thickness: 1.7mm. Weight: 1.21g.
For a discussion on these types of strap-slides, see Egan and Pritchard 1991, p. 231-233; cf. Ibid fig. 149, no. 1257.
Egan, G. and Pritchard, F. 1991. Dress Accessories: Medieval finds from excavations in London: 3. London: HMSO.
Class: strap slide
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1150
Date to: Circa AD 1400
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 15.4 mm
Width: 21.2 mm
Thickness: 1.7 mm
Weight: 1.21 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 19th March 2016 - Saturday 19th March 2016
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2016-5-26
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 | 231-233; cf. Ibid fig. 149 | 1257 |
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