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STRAP END

Unique ID: BUC-E72087

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

An incomplete late Roman to Early Medieval copper alloy strap end. The strap end is an amphora type and dates to 4^th - 5^th century AD. The strap end is flat and leaf-shaped in form. Above the leaf-shaped body is a rectangular neck which has a worn break at the split attachment end, one side of the split end is missng. On either side of the neck where it meets the body there are crescent-shaped lugs or handles. The body then widens in the centre, before narrowing to a spherical collared knop. On one side there is a four petalled flower shape stamped into the centre of the body. The other side is undecorated. The strap end has a light green patina.

The strap end is 47.6mm in length, 12.1mm wide, 2mm thick and weighs 5.9g. The knop is 4.6mm long and 4.3mm wide.

Similar examples can be found in Appels and Laycock, 2007, pg. 250-260, more specifically pg. 256: fig.SL13.26, in a wider form.

Class: Amphora

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: ROMAN
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 300
Date to: Circa AD 500

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 47.6 mm
Width: 12.1 mm
Thickness: 2 mm
Weight: 5.9 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 10th May 2017 - Wednesday 10th May 2017

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: AYBCM: 4673

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

County or Unitary authority: Buckinghamshire (County)
District: Aylesbury Vale (District)
Parish or ward: Mentmore (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SP8819
Four figure Latitude: 51.86265298
Four figure longitude: -0.72347096
1:25K map: SP8819
1:10K map: SP81NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Appels, A. and Laycock, S.	2007	Roman Buckles and Military Fittings	Witham	Greenlight Publishing	pg. 256,	fig.SL13.26

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Recording Institution: BUC
Created: 6 years ago
Updated: 5 years ago

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