Rights Holder: Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Society
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Unique ID: WILT-8FDA85
Object type certainty: Certain
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Medieval copper alloy two-piece strap end, 32.5mm long and narrowing from 7.5mm at the 'open' end to 6mm at the opposite end. This narrower end has a projecting knop 2mm long, triangular at its end.
The backpiece is slightly shorter at 30.5mm long but otherwise its dimensions are the same.
There is a rivet hole with rivet intact at either end of the strap end. Weighs 2.79g. 12th-14th century.
Class: composite
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1250
Date to: Circa AD 1400
Quantity: 1
Length: 32.5 mm
Width: 7.5 mm
Weight: 2.79 g
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st March 2004
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Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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