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STRAP END
Unique ID: LEIC-07ED69
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
Early medieval copper alloy strap end, 39mm long, 17mm wide and 2mm thick with a weight of 8.40g.
The object is sub rectangular in form and rectangular in cross section, it is a 'tongue' shaped type which is plain except for a rectangular cross sectioned vertical ridge running down its centre, which is decorated with incised 'saltaire' crosses. It has a recessed rectangular upper front edge which houses three iron rivets, arranged in a horizontal row. Around this area both surfaces have iron staining and towards the rounded base on the front there is a patch of silvering on the left side. The form is a simplified Thomas class E type 3.
Class: Thomas class E type 3
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Ascribed Culture:
Anglo-Scandinavian style
Date from: Circa AD 800
Date to: Circa AD 1100
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 39 mm
Width: 17 mm
Thickness: 2 mm
Weight: 8.4 g
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Iron
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Surface Treatment: White metal coated
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Leicestershire (County)
District: Hinckley and Bosworth (District)
Parish or ward: Osbaston (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SK4104
Four figure Latitude: 52.63221155
Four figure longitude: -1.39565081
1:25K map: SK4104
1:10K map: SK40SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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