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STRAP END
Unique ID: LEIC-F461EE
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Late Medieval copper alloy strap end fragment, Length: 29 mm, width: 13 mm, weight: 5.17 grams.
The fragment is a partial sheet from a two part strap end. It is crescentric in form and has a raised border. Its lower rounded egde is damaged and would have had a triangular projection attached. Its centre contains two rivets which would have held the second plate. A complete example of this strap end can be seen here SF-FDE95A
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1400
Date to: Circa AD 1500
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 29 mm
Width: 13 mm
Weight: 5.17 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 3rd July 2017 - Monday 3rd July 2017
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
County or Unitary authority: Leicestershire (County)
District: Melton (District)
To be known as: melton
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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