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STRAP FITTING
Unique ID: IOW-CD8271
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A fragment of an Early-Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) copper-alloy strap or belt fitting of the Quoit Brooch 'School' (c. 410-c. 500).
This object is made of sheet copper-alloy. It is rectangular in plan, curved in profile and is part of the end of the hollow fitting. At the convex front it is decorated with horizontal and vertical grooves and ridges (ribbed).
The object has a green patina and the breaks are old.
Height: 12.0mm; width: 14.4mm; thickness: 1.0mm. Weight: 1.28g.
Compare with a near complete fitting: IOW-39F248.
Find of note status
This is a find of note and has been designated: County / local importance
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Ascribed Culture:
Anglo-Saxon style
Date from: Circa AD 410
Date to: Circa AD 500
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Height: 12 mm
Width: 14.4 mm
Thickness: 1 mm
Weight: 1.28 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 14th May 2016 - Saturday 14th May 2016
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2016-3-140
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
No references cited so far.
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