Record ID: SF-030488
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete but damaged copper-alloy Medieval tongue-shaped composite strap end. It is flat and rectangular and tapers to an oval knop. The front face is decorated with two longitudinal lines of rocker decoration with opposing pairs of wavy rocker decoration to either side. At the attachment end of the front plate is a central U-shaped notch. Directly behind this on the back plate is a circular rivet hole. To either side is a separately cast circular copper-alloy rivet with a flattened round head, which connects both plates and the spacer. The back face is undecorated. This strap…
Created on: Monday 22nd September 2014
Last updated: Monday 22nd September 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Snetterton', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SF-02CEFE
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy strap end of Medieval date. It is missing half of the back plate due to old breaks. The front and back plates are flat, rectangular in form and taper slightly at their base where they have a projecting cross-shaped terminal knop. The plates are separated by a copper-alloy spacer of equal width as the plates but only three quarters of the length. At the attachment end of the complete plate is a single central rivet hole holding in place an incomplete and corroded iron rivet. The front face of the upper plate has decoration comprising an incised single grooved…
Created on: Monday 22nd September 2014
Last updated: Monday 22nd September 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Bury St Edmunds', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SF-007984
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy strap end of Medieval date. It has rectangular front and back plates, separated by a rectangular spacer that is of equal width but only half the length of the plates. At the base is a projecting losenge shaped knop, above which is a single central rivet hole with separately cast rivet that has flattened circular heads. A second similar rivet is present at the centre of the attachment end. At the attachment end the front face has incised decoration comprising a cross saltire formed from rocker decoration. The entire object measures 44.42mm in length (slightly bent), 9.47…
Created on: Monday 22nd September 2014
Last updated: Monday 22nd September 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Bury St Edmunds', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: KENT-FEFF13
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Medieval copper alloy strap end (c. 1300 - 1400 AD). The strap end consists of two sub-rectangular sheets which form the front and back plate of the strap end; these taper slightly to form a waist which borders the terminal knop. The knop consists of the back plate, which has been folded to create sub-rectangular sides; the knop appears moulded and is possibly depicts a face, which is now worn. There is a large space between the front and back plate and the other end is uneven and appears to have been torn, perhaps through in situ damage. It measures 29.4 mm long, 10.3 m…
Created on: Monday 22nd September 2014
Last updated: Friday 3rd October 2014
Spatial data recorded.