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STRAP FITTING

Unique ID: OXON-CF4488

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A complete half of a Medieval copper-alloy two-piece swivel fitting (c. 1200-c. 1400). This is the female half of the fitting. The male component may have been a frame of similar shape or possibly a hook for suspension (see YORYM-910FAE). The base is decorated with vertical incised lines. The terminal is perforated to accommodate the missing male component.

Notes:

Oxfordshire PAS Rally Record Sheet No: P156

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1200
Date to: Circa AD 1400

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 24.79 mm
Width: 26.12 mm
Weight: 5.68 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 14th September 2019

Rally details.

This object was found at Detectival 2019

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Oxfordshire (County)
District: West Oxfordshire (District)
Parish or ward: Ascott-under-Wychwood (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SP3018
Four figure Latitude: 51.8597841
Four figure longitude: -1.56578102
1:25K map: SP3018
1:10K map: SP31NW
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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Recording Institution: OXON
Created: 4 years ago
Updated: 3 years ago

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