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STRAP FITTING

Unique ID: GLO-92051A

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Copper alloy roman belt bar mount that has a rectangular plate with raises sides and a recesses centre that would have contained enamel. At either end are projecting acorn knop terminals that have a pierced centre for the attachment rivet, the copper alloy rivets are still in place.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 100
Date to: Circa AD 300

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 38 mm
Width: 6 mm
Thickness: 2 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st December 2017 - Saturday 30th June 2018

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

Region: South West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Gloucestershire (County)
District: Tewkesbury (District)
Parish or ward: Leigh (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SO8826
Four figure Latitude: 51.93237935
Four figure longitude: -2.17593833
1:25K map: SO8826
1:10K map: SO82NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

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Recording Institution: GLO
Created: 5 years ago
Updated: 5 years ago

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