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STRAP FITTING
Unique ID: IOW-D730CC
Object type certainty: Possibly
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A post-Medieval or Modern copper-alloy and gilded misshapen strap fitting (c. 1775-c. 1900).
This object is an 'S'-shaped belt hook fastener. One side has a moulded design and the other side is flat. The fastener terminates with a dragon's head at each end. The eyes and mouth can be clearly seen. At the centre on the moulded side a band of pellets is flanked on either side by a plume of six 'feathers'.
The head could be that of a snake or swan.
Length: 26.0mm; width: 6.3mm; thickness: 2.4mm. Weight: 2.39g.
Class: S shaped fastener
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: MODERN
Date from: Circa AD 1775
Date to: Circa AD 1900
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 26 mm
Width: 6.3 mm
Thickness: 2.4 mm
Weight: 2.39 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 21st October 2018 - Sunday 21st October 2018
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2018-7-345
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Uncertain
Surface Treatment: Gilded
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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