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STRAP FITTING
Unique ID: BH-54F009
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete cast copper-alloy strap-slide dating to the Medieval period (c. AD 1150-1400). The strap side is trapezoidal in shape and flat with a bent upper edge and an internal pointed projection either side. All surfaces of the frame are plain with minor scratches and abrasions in several areas. The strap-slide is 24mm long, 15mm wide and 3mm thick. It weighs 2.5 grams.
See Egan and Pritchard 1991, no. 1254, as well as SF4239 on the Portable Antiquities Scheme database, for similar examples from London and Suffolk respectively, parallels of which come from 12th to late 14th century contexts.
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 1400
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 24 mm
Width: 15 mm
Thickness: 3 mm
Weight: 2.5 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 16th October 2017 - Monday 16th October 2017
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hertfordshire (County)
District: North Hertfordshire (District)
Parish or ward: Wallington (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TL2934
Four figure Latitude: 51.98948027
Four figure longitude: -0.12274292
1:25K map: TL2934
1:10K map: TL23SE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egan, G. and Pritchard, F. | 1991 | Dress Accessories, c.1150-c.1450 (Medieval Finds from Excavations in London 3) (1991) | London | Stationery Office Books | no. 1254 |
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