Record ID: IOW-0025B4
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete and corroded post-Medieval cast copper-alloy hooked mount (c. AD 1550-c. 1650). The mount is convex at the front and partially concave at the rear. It is sub-trapezoidal in plan with a small 'U'-shaped incurve at the centre of the upper edge. The sides taper towards the rearwards projecting hook which is 'D'-shaped in cross-section, flat at the rear. Two rivet holes, one close to the upper edge and the other just below the centre of the plate, are both filled with the remains of an iron rivet. There is a transverse incised line just above the hook. The tip of the hook make…
Created on: Sunday 1st July 2012
Last updated: Friday 10th October 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-C05BE5
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete post-Medieval cast copper-alloy strap fitting, probably related to a sword belt (c. AD 1500-c. 1700). This fitting comprises a flat oval body with the stub of a hook at one end and an incomplete loop at the opposite end. At the front it is decorated with two parallel horizontal grooves. There is a circular off-centre hole adjacent to the grooves. The rear surface is plain. This surface of this object is orangey brown and has traces of a light green patina on both faces. The breaks are abraded. 31.86 x 23.29 x 2.12mm. Weight: 6.08g. A similar object has been published…
Created on: Thursday 28th June 2012
Last updated: Thursday 12th July 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-9F90F7
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy post-Medieval hooked strap fitting for a sword belt (c. AD 1500-c. 1650). The mount consists of a domed oval plate, 22.61mm in length with a maximum width of 23.77mm. The plate is concave on the reverse. It has a flat sub-circular terminal at one end and the stub of a hook at the opposite end. The terminal is pierced and the hole contains the remains of an iron rivet. At each end of the domed plate, between the terminal and stub of the hook, there are two horizontal ridges. On the rear face, between the plate and the ridges adjacent to the stub of the h…
Created on: Tuesday 26th June 2012
Last updated: Thursday 12th July 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-8FCE54
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Medieval cast copper-alloy strap slide (c. 1150-c. 1400 AD). The slide consists of a single rectangular loop, oval in cross-section. It has a pair of opposed internal abraded projections about mid-way along the sides of the frame. This very worn fitting has no patina and the surface colour is dull reddish brown. 18.68 x 30.02 x 3.17mm. Weight: 4.70g. Egan and Pritchard (1991: 234) illustrate a number of similar examples, including ref. 1256 and ref. 1259 which they assign to a late 12th to late 14th century date. They note that these strap-slides are thought to be the e…
Created on: Wednesday 13th June 2012
Last updated: Thursday 15th November 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-233BD5
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete and misshapen cast copper-alloy strap slide (c. 1600-c. 1700 AD). Prior to being misshapen, the fitting was sub-rectangular in plan and is rectangular in cross-section. At the front, the sides are lobed mid-way along its length and they are concave above and below the lobes. The rear face has parallel sides. Recessed decoration at the front consists of a scrolled and floral design all within a recessed border which follows the outline edge. This object has a patch dark green patina with some corrosion deposits. Length (if straightened): c. 41.45mm; width: 12.78mm; thic…
Created on: Friday 8th June 2012
Last updated: Friday 8th June 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-22DB36
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete post-Medieval strap fitting of two elements (c. 1500-c. 1700 AD) The main element is flat at the front and back and has triangular openwork at the centre. At the front, the inner and outer edges are bevelled. There is an incomplete, free running looped pin or rivet which is sub-oval in cross-section. The main element has a green patina and the rear face is coarser than the front. The pin or rivet has no patina and is mainly covered with copper-alloy corrosion products. 14.92 x 14.64 x 1.57mm. Overall weight: 1.63g. Pin/rivet: 10.62 x 7.74 x 2.40mm.
Created on: Friday 8th June 2012
Last updated: Friday 8th June 2012
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Record ID: IOW-ABF491
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Early-Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) to Medieval cast copper-alloy belt, casket or book-hasp (c. 1000-c. 1100 AD). This fitting is sub-rectangular in plan, broadly 'D'-shaped in cross-section and flat at the rear. In plan, it is rounded at one and has a two-armed a prong at the opposite end. The main body is pierced twice to accommodate separate iron rivets. There is rivet at the rounded end/three parallel ridges/ rivet/three parallel ridges/prong. This object is a purplish colour with light green corrosion products. 38.74 x 12.31 x 7.12mm. Weight: 7.52g. A parallel from Winch…
Created on: Wednesday 9th May 2012
Last updated: Thursday 10th May 2012
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Record ID: IOW-C21465
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Medieval cast copper-alloy strap-slide (c. 1230-c. 1400 AD). The frame is sub-square in plan and the outer edge (or top) is 'D'-shaped in cross-section, flat at the rear. The remaining three parts of the frame are rectangular in cross-section. At the outer edge it has a transverse groove at each end and a pair of transverse grooves at the centre. This loop has a dark green patina with patches of gilding. 16.37 x 17.46 x 6.29mm. Weight: 2.90g.
Created on: Wednesday 4th April 2012
Last updated: Thursday 15th November 2018
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Record ID: IOW-9C2F32
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete object, possibly a mini-terret of Late Iron Age or Early Roman date (c. 200 BC-c./ AD 100). The piece consists of part of the frame and a small portion of the bar. The frame is largely sub-triangular in cross-section and the bar is circular in cross-section. From the break on the frame, it expands in width and thickness towards its junction with the bar. It has patches of a mid-brown patina which is shiny on the inside. Otherwise, the surfaces are corroded and light green. The two breaks are old and abraded. 32.69 x 20.03 x 10.08mm. Weight: 14.83g.
Created on: Friday 9th March 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd April 2012
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Record ID: IOW-8CF312
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete post-Medieval sword-belt fitting (c. 1500-c. 1700 AD). It is sub-triangular in plan and one end of the plate is missing due to a break. From the narrow broken end the plate flares out to a width of 14.12mm and then tapers to form a waist with a width of 8.87mm. It then flares abruptly on both sides and is at this point is 15.79mm in width. At the centre of this end there is a small rounded lobe which gives the end a trefoil appearance. At the centre of this feature there is a corroded iron rivet. The front is decorated with incised lines representing tendrils and leave…
Created on: Thursday 8th March 2012
Last updated: Saturday 10th March 2012
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Record ID: IOW-7916B4
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post-medieval cast copper-alloy 'S'-shaped strap or belt fastener (c. 1575-c. 1800 AD). The fastener has two swan or serpent head terminals with necks that curve to form hooks. Each head has a finely moulded beak and eyes, and patterning on the neck possibly represent feathers or scales. The necks narrow below the heads before expanding towards the centre of the fastener. At the centre, on both faces, there is a moulded flower-head motif. Attached to one of the hooks is a circular wire copper-alloy ring which is circular in cross-section and has an outer diameter of 12.63mm. The o…
Created on: Friday 24th February 2012
Last updated: Friday 22nd November 2019
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Record ID: IOW-6EF3B3
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Late Iron Age to Roman cast copper-alloy strap fitting (c. 100 BC-c. AD 410). This object may be a strap slide. It is circular in plan and has two circumferential grooves of equal size. The front is concave and the back is flat and has a slightly off-set loop, 'D'-shaped in side profile. This object has a dark green patina at the front. The back and loop are mainly covered with concreted soil. There is active corrosion on the edge and also on the loop. At the front, on the flat rim and in the concave part there are numerous fine scratch marks. Diameter: 19.53mm; thick…
Created on: Wednesday 18th January 2012
Last updated: Thursday 19th January 2012
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Record ID: IOW-F00EC2
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval cast copper-alloy strap-slide with an internal rivet (c. 1350-c. 1400 AD). In plan, the loop is in the form of a near regular pentagon and three sides of the frame are rectangular in cross-section. The pointed outer edge is bevelled on the outer face making it trapezoidal in cross-section. Mid-way along the back side there is the remains of a separate iron rivet. File marks are present and there are traces of tinning. 5.9 x 14.9 x 3.8mm. Weight: 1.65g. A similar shaped loop is illustrated in Egan and Protchard (1991, 232, 1251) and is dated through ceramic assoc…
Created on: Thursday 12th January 2012
Last updated: Thursday 15th November 2018
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Record ID: IOW-B0F846
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post-Medieval cast copper-alloy 'S'-shaped strap or belt fastener (c. 1575-c. 1800 AD). The two terminals of the fastener are missing due to breaks. These were probably in the form of zoomorphic heads. The necks narrow below the breaks before expanding again towards the centre of the body. At the centre there are three transverse parallel collars, the centre one being formed of small pellets. On both sides of each neck there is raised decoration representing scales or feathers. The surfaces are corroded and covered with light green copper-alloy corrosion products. 30.7 x 11.2 x …
Created on: Monday 9th January 2012
Last updated: Friday 22nd November 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.