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STRAP FITTING
Unique ID: PUBLIC-432EEB
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete, cast, copper alloy, Medieval strap mount. The mount is a hollow backed dome with an off-centre peircing for a missing separate rivet. The mount is crudely decorated with six unevenly spaced linear groves that radiate from the apex of the dome to the perimeter. The mount has a green patina, with the underlying red-brown metal showing in areas of abrasion.
Weight 0.75g, Diameter 16.1mm, Thickness 0.5mm.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.5 mm
Weight: 0.75 g
Diameter: 16.1 mm
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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: County of Herefordshire (Unitary Authority)
District: County of Herefordshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Foy
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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