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STRAP FITTING
Unique ID: NLM-98BD82
Object type certainty: Possibly
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Copper alloy possible strap fitting fragment. A cast D-section oval loop, wider at one end and diminishing in its width from 9.7mm to 6.4mm towards its other end, where it is broken. A complete object incorporating a loop of this form was recently recorded from Burton upon Stather, North Lincolnshire (NLM-844D5E), and featured a smaller sub-rectangular loop at right angles to the larger loop of graduated width. In its appearance this resembled a miniature stirrup, though serving a different function, albeit perhaps still associated with horse-gear. A carbine sling might require such a fitting. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1750-1850.
Length: 44mm, Width: 50.9mm, Thickness: 9.8mm, Weight: 26.45gms
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1750
Date to: Circa AD 1850
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 44 mm
Width: 50.9 mm
Thickness: 9.8 mm
Weight: 26.45 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 22nd September 2018
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM40572
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: East Lindsey (District)
To be known as: Muckton
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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