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STRAP FITTING
Unique ID: SF-B63CBB
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete cast copper-alloy strap fitting dating to the late Iron Age or early Roman period, c. 100 BC-100 AD. It consists a plano-convex sectioned circular hoop that thickens at its base-where there is a vertical sub-rectangular slot. Projecting above this slot is a circular 'button' like projection, its sides decorated with moulded transverse collars and its upper surface demonstrating a small circular aperture at its midpoint that originally would have served to attach an enamel cell via means of a circular-sectioned rivet. Preserved in good condition with an overall dark green patina, it measures 22.75mm in length, 25.21mm wide at its widest point, 4.64mm thick at the midpoint of the frame, 9.28mm thick at the projecting button and weighs 8.72g.
A number of fairly similar strap fittings have been recorded on the PAS database, see records LIN-901115 and DENO-BF7297. However, the closest match can be found in record SWYOR-29F8A6. Their resemblance to IA/Rb stud-and-loop type fasteners is notable.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: IRON AGE
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: IRON AGE
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa 100 BC
Date to: Circa AD 100
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 22.75 mm
Width: 25.21 mm
Thickness: 4.64 mm
Weight: 8.72 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 3rd July 2018
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Surface Treatment: Inlaid with enamel
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Mid Suffolk (District)
To be known as: Combs
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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