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STRAP FITTING
Unique ID: IOW-353CF8
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A complete Medieval copper-alloy hooked strap fitting (c. 1200-c. 1400).
This fitting consists of a plate and integral hook. The plate is rectangular in plan and the hook projects rearwards. The plate is convex at the front, flat at the rear and has the remains of five iron rivets. At the hook end the width of the plate is 19.0mm and the width at the opposite end is 17.2mm. There are two rivets close to each end and one at the centre. A rat-tail like feature tapers in width from the end of the hook to the edge of the central rivet. The hook is 'D'-shaped in cross-section
The fitting is drab greenish brown with patches of gilding at the front.
Length of plate: 53.4mm; width: 19.0mm; thickness of plate at hook end 5.0mm; thickness of plate at the straight end: 5.5mm; thickness including hook: 12.1mm; overall length: 73.5mm. Weight: 27.87g.
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1200
Date to: Circa AD 1400
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 73.5 mm
Width: 19 mm
Thickness: 12.1 mm
Weight: 27.87 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 7th September 2016 - Wednesday 7th September 2016
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2017-8-16
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Iron
Completeness: Complete
Surface Treatment: Gilded
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: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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