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STRAP FITTING
Unique ID: LIN-D0D5D5
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A probably copper alloy strap swivel of medieval date. The object has an oval frame with a rounded knop extending from the top. The knop is decorated with facets. The base of the frame is a large flat oval plate. A casting seam is visible around the interior and exterior of the object, and it appears as if this is a miscast or unfinished item on which the central hole for a counterpart swivel has not been drilled.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1200
Date to: Circa AD 1500
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 28 mm
Width: 23 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight: 8.03 g
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: Boston (District)
To be known as: Freiston area
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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