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STRAP FITTING
Unique ID: SWYOR-1986DC
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A copper alloy strap slide (strap fitting) which is medieval in date, about AD 1200 - 1400. It is a stirrup shaped loop with a collared knop at the rounded end. There is an integral external rivet projecting from the bar. The frame is trapezoidal in cross-section and file marks are visible. The frame is 26.3mm long, 16.3mm wide and 3.4mm thick. 2.32g.
It is believed that these loops were used to hold down the loose end of a belt. This one is in good condition and has a dark grey patina. Similar examples, though not one with a knop, can be seen in "Dress Accessories" by Egan and Pritchard (1991). They are usually dated to the thirteenth and fourteenth century. Compare SWYOR-B8393A and YORYM-865C62.
Class: strap slide
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1200
Date to: Circa AD 1400
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 26.3 mm
Width: 16.3 mm
Thickness: 3.4 mm
Weight: 2.32 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 25th February 2017 - Saturday 25th February 2017
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: PAS form number 2958
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
District: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Epworth (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SE7703
Four figure Latitude: 53.51804389
Four figure longitude: -0.84016941
1:25K map: SE7703
1:10K map: SE70SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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