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STRAP END
Unique ID: SF-42246A
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete cast copper-alloy composite strap end dating to the Medieval period, c. 1250-1400. Only the internal forked spacer survives, the side plates and rivets missing in old damage. One arm of the spacer is broken away and its remainder twisted outwards, the object being broadly 'U' shaped in plan view with an acorn-shaped terminal demonstrating two transverse mouldings. Preserved in fair condition with an even greenish patina, it measures 48.43mm in length from the tip of the surviving arm to the terminal, 17.49mm wide at the junction of the arms above the terminal, and 4.72mm thick at the midpoint of the terminal. It weighs 5.45g.
Similar forked-spacers are recorded on the PAS database as IOW-AC9ED8, IOW-455D71, IOW-2108B7 and IOW-1931F6. See also examples published by Egan and Pritchard (1991), p. 144, nos. 680-681.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1250
Date to: Circa AD 1400
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 48.43 mm
Width: 17.49 mm
Thickness: 4.72 mm
Weight: 5.45 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
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Forest Heath (District)
To be known as: Mildenhall
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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