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STRAP END
Unique ID: NLM-0F1983
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Copper alloy strap end. A wide strap end made by the joining of two rectangular plates of thickness 1.7mm and 0.7mm, and subsequently by the cutting and rubbing down of their corners and of one end to produce a near-circular form. A pair of rivets of diameter 3.5mm and maximum length c.5mm attached the plates to each other and to the strap [lost]. The surface is heavily glossed, probably by continuous contact with fabric. A dense cluster of tiny [length c.1mm] nicks or punch marks appears centrally on either side. The fixing is accomplished by riveting, a medieval trait, but the wide strap points to the later part of that date-range. Dark material trapped between the plates may be preserved leather. Suggested date: Late Medieval, 1400-1500.
Length: 27.2mm, Width: 23.5mm, Thickness (overall): 4.3mm, Weight: 8.49gms
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1400
Date to: Circa AD 1500
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 27.2 mm
Width: 23.5 mm
Thickness: 4.3 mm
Weight: 8.49 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 5th June 2018
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM39618
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Leather
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
To be known as: near Market Rasen
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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