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STRAP END

Unique ID: SUR-AFB6A3

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

The outer part of an Early Medieval copper-alloy debased zoomorphic strap end decorated with lines and crescents along the edge of the panel.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 800
Date to: Circa AD 1000

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 29.52 mm
Width: 15.63 mm
Weight: 2.83 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 30th September 2017

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: 17-1506

Materials and construction

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

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Oxfordshire (County)
District: Vale of White Horse (District)
Parish or ward: Faringdon and The Coxwells (District Ward)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SU2994
Four figure Latitude: 51.64405671
Four figure longitude: -1.58229539
1:25K map: SU2994
1:10K map: SU29SE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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

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