There are currently no images available.
If you own this object please send us a picture of it.
STRAP END
Unique ID: SF-9BC43B
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete and damaged cast copper-alloy composite strap end dating to the Medieval period, c. 1250-1400. Composed of two plates and an internal spacer riveted together at their terminal and upper edge by means of two circular-sectioned copper-alloy rivets, the strap end now is missing part of one plate and has partially come apart due to old damage. In plan each plate has a broadly rectangular upper section which waists abruptly at its base before terminating in a stylised fleur de lis. No decoration is visible on the strap end, excepting for a quatrefoil-shaped cutout section at its midpoint. Preserved in rather poor condition with an uneven greenish patina, it measures 51.28mm in length, 11.75mm wide at its midpoint, and 2.47mm thick at its terminal. It weighs 4.22g.
A broad parallel has been published By Egan and Pritchard (1991) see p. 147, no. 703.
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: 51.28 mm
Width: 11.75 mm
Thickness: 2.47 mm
Weight: 4.22 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 7th June 2018
Personal details
This information is restricted for your access level.
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
County or Unitary authority: Cambridgeshire (County)
District: East Cambridgeshire (District)
To be known as: Isleham
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
No references cited so far.
Similar objects
Find number: SF-828336
Object type: STRAP END
Broadperiod: MEDIEVAL
An incomplete cast copper-alloy composite sheet metal strap end dating to the Medieval period, c. 1250-1400. It is formed of two outer sheet …
Workflow: Awaiting validation
Find number: SF-A4DC3C
Object type: STRAP END
Broadperiod: MEDIEVAL
An iincomplete cast copper-alloy strap end dating to the Medieval period, c. 1250-1400. It is rectangular in plan and rather elongated, taper…
Workflow: Awaiting validation
Find number: SF-D0E1CC
Object type: STRAP END
Broadperiod: MEDIEVAL
A complete but damaged cast copper-alloy composite strap end dating to the Medieval period, c. 1250-1400. It is formed of two outer plates an…
Workflow: Awaiting validation
Timeline of associated dates
About Us
About our Site
Find us
The British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG.
T: +44(0) 20 73238618