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STRAP FITTING
Unique ID: SOM-8D36B9
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A Medieval copper alloy strap slide, probably dating to c. AD 1250-1400. The slide comrises of a single trapezoidal loop, with the widest arm of the frame being at the top, 15.6mm wide and tapering towards the bottom arm, 12.7mm wide. This upper arm has a squat triangular cross-section, 2.1mm thick, and is 7.6mm wide in profile. All the other arms have flat cross sections, 1.4mm thick, with the lower arm 4.6mm wide in profile. The sides of the frame are wedge shaped when viewed in profile, tapering from the top to the bottom. The lower arm of the frame has a centrally positioned drilled circular perforation, the rivet now missing.
From top to bottom the frame is 15.1mm long and it weighs 2.91g.
Very similar objects excavated in London can be seen illustrated by Egan & Pritchard (1991: 232, esp. no. 1249), these examples dating to between c. AD 1270-1400 by association with ceramics.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1250
Date to: Circa AD 1400
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 15.1 mm
Width: 15.6 mm
Thickness: 7.6 mm
Weight: 2.91 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st January 2016 - Saturday 26th November 2016
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SCC receipt: 019057
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Somerset (County)
District: South Somerset (District)
To be known as: Misterton CP
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 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 |
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