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STRAP FITTING
Unique ID: SF-D97B33
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A cast copper-alloy strap fitting or loop of Medieval date. It has an oval frame that is oval in cross-section, with narrowed rectangular bar at the attachment end. At the outer edge of the frame is a transverse collar from which projects a globular oval knop. The entire object measures 18.10mm in length, 11.40mm in width, 3.63mm in thickness, and 1.24g in weight.
This is a strap fitting or loop of Medieval date with similar parallels noted from London (e.g. Egan and Pritchard, 1991: no. 1192). It is of probable c.14th century AD date.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1300
Date to: Circa AD 1400
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 18.1 mm
Width: 11.4 mm
Thickness: 3.63 mm
Weight: 1.24 g
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: St. Edmundsbury (District)
To be known as: Near Bury St Edmunds
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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