Rights Holder: Lincolnshire County Council
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Unique ID: LIN-68709F
Object type certainty: Certain
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A late Saxon copper alloy strap end of Thomas type A. The strap end is subrectangular in plan, flat, and is broken at both ends. The item is decorated with a panel containing crudely incised wavey lines perhaps representing a beast. Probably 9th century.
Class: Thomas type A
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 800
Date to: Circa AD 900
Quantity: 1
Length: 25 mm
Width: 13 mm
Thickness: 2 mm
Weight: 1.12 g
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4 Figure: TA1707
Four figure Latitude: 53.54660964
Four figure longitude: -0.23566326
1:25K map: TA1707
1:10K map: TA10NE
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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