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STRAP END
Unique ID: NLM-DE7F9A
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Copper alloy strap end. Two short sheet metal plates with rounded ends and a terminal knop, attached to each other and the strap [now lost] by two rivets, one of head diameter 1.8mm, set at either end. Both outer sides are plated in white metal; the plates are parted from each other at the inner end of the object as worn. Suggested date: Medieval, 1270-1400.
Length: 19.9mm, Width: 17.5mm, Thickness (sheet): 0.5mm, Weight: 2.43gms
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1270
Date to: Circa AD 1400
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 19.9 mm
Width: 17.5 mm
Thickness: 0.5 mm
Weight: 2.43 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 11th September 2018
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM40455
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Complete
Surface Treatment: White metal coated
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
To be known as: Swinhope
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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