WAW-7211AD: Medieval strap fitting; mount (plan).

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STRAP FITTING

Unique ID: WAW-7211AD

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Medieval (mid 12th to mid 14th centuries) strap fitting; mount. The copper alloy mount, in plan, has an oval shaped body with an integral sub-oval knop at either end. Each knop has a rivet hole, within which remains of a copper alloy rivet. The mount is decorated with transverse grooves on the body. The body and knops are domed in profile and hollow on the reverse. The surface of the mount has a dark grey abraded surface. The mount measures 17.9mm long, 10.45mm wide and 4.62mm thick. It weighs 1.42g.

Egan and Pritchard (2002) illustrate similar mounts, for example, No. 1161. These mounts tend to date to between the mid 12th to mid 14th centuries.

Egan, G. and Pritchard, F., 2002Dress Accessories, c. 1150- c. 1450 (Medieval finds from Excavations in London)London: Boydell Press

Class: Mount

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1150
Date to: Circa AD 1350

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 17.9 mm
Width: 10.45 mm
Thickness: 4.62 mm
Weight: 1.42 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 13th May 2018 - Sunday 13th May 2018

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

Region: West Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Warwickshire (County)
District: Stratford-on-Avon (District)
Parish or ward: Harbury (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SP3760
Four figure Latitude: 52.23695467
Four figure longitude: -1.45960638
1:25K map: SP3760
1:10K map: SP36SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

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Recording Institution: WAW
Created: 5 years ago
Updated: 5 years ago

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