SF-6B4F88: SF-6B4F88: Medieval strap fitting

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STRAP FITTING

Unique ID: SF-6B4F88

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A complete copper alloy medieval strap loop. The object has a D-shaped frame with an integral rivet extending from one side. The frame has a rounded exterior surface and flattened interior surface.

Egan and Pritchard (1991, 26, fig.13) date oval strap loops, to which this example is presumably related, to c.1270-1400 based on exacavated material from London.

Length: 17.5mm, width: 13.4mm, thickness: 2.9mm, weight: 0.68g

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1270
Date to: Circa AD 1400

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 17.5 mm
Width: 13.4 mm
Thickness: 2.9 mm
Weight: 0.68 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st April 2017

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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: Norfolk (County)
District: South Norfolk (District)
To be known as: Bressingham

Spatial coordinates

Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

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Recording Institution: SF
Created: 6 years ago
Updated: 6 years ago

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