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STRAP END

Unique ID: OXON-BD3051

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A copper alloy zoomorphic strap end dating from the medieval period, AD 1300 - 1400. It is of a composite design, with a cast front plate and a separate sheet alloy back plate. The front plate and the back plate are held together by two circular, copper alloy rivets, one at each end of the back plate: both rivets remain in place. The shaft of the strap end is narrow and tapers towards the outer end where there is a zoomorphic terminal.

Notes:

Oxfordshire PAS Record Sheet No 821

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1300
Date to: Circa AD 1400

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 35.7 mm
Width: 8.4 mm
Weight: 3 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 23rd December 2018

Rally details.

This object was found at Metal Detectives Christmas Rally 2018 Merton, Oxon

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Decoration style: Zoomorphic
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Oxfordshire (County)
District: Cherwell (District)
Parish or ward: Merton (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SP5818
Four figure Latitude: 51.8575821
Four figure longitude: -1.15923423
1:25K map: SP5818
1:10K map: SP51NE
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

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

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Created: 4 years ago
Updated: 4 years ago

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