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STRAP END
Unique ID: IOW-055D36
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A complete Medieval sheet copper-alloy strap-end (c. 1350-c. 1400).
The strap-end is formed of two sheet plates of copper-alloy without a spacer The sides of the plates taper from the open (attachment) end towards the closed (terminal) end. The closed end has a small central 'V'-shaped knop. Along the longitudinal centre-line are two copper-alloy rivets, one at each end. The rivet heads are flat and flush with the outer faces of the plates. The plain outer faces of both plates have a patchy mid-green patina. Textile survives within the plates.
Length: 22.5mm; width: 13.9mm; thickness: 3.6mm. Weight: 2.57g.
A similar strap-end with a spacer has been recorded from archaeological excavations at Billingsgate, London (Egan and Pritchard 1991, 147, ref. 694). This strap end from London has been dated c. 1350 - c. 1400.
Egan, G. and Pritchard, F. 1991. Dress Accessories: Medieval finds from excavations in London: 3. London: HMSO.
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1350
Date to: Circa AD 1400
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 22.5 mm
Width: 13.9 mm
Thickness: 3.6 mm
Weight: 2.57 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 15th May 2019 - Wednesday 15th May 2019
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2019-1-113
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Textile
Completeness: Complete
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
| 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 | 147, ref. 694 |
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