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STRAP FITTING
Unique ID: NMS-C9361A
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Fragment of copper alloy sheet plate from a medieval strap clasp, scrap of rectangular plate with remains of oblique and longitudinal lines, broken near the folded end which has slightly recessed sides and multiple short horizontal engraved lines on the face. Width 18.5mm. Extant length 10.5mm. 14th century.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1300
Date to: Exactly AD 1400
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 10.5 mm
Width: 18.5 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 15th February 2018 - Tuesday 14th March 2017
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Other reference numbers
SMR reference number: 62510
Other reference: AMD032018
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Fragment
Surface Treatment: Incised or engraved or chased
Spatial metadata
County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: North Norfolk (District)
Parish or ward: Upper Sheringham (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TG1443
Four figure Latitude: 52.94170086
Four figure longitude: 1.18339567
1:25K map: TG1443
1:10K map: TG14SW
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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