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Record ID: SUSS-40FDE5
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Iron Age or Romano-British strap union, Taylor and Brailsford type 1. This object is constructed of a figure of eight flanked on either side by a vertical bar, attached at each end by a moulded oval collar. The figure of eight is semicircular in section having a flat rear side with a domed front, and the vertical bars are circular in section. The overall patina of the object is dark greyish-green. It measures 31.2mm length, 27.4mm wide, is 4.9mm thick and weighs 13.2g. Type 1 strap unions date from 200BC to 200AD. Taylor and Brailsford have numerous examples in their article 'Bri…
Created on: Wednesday 23rd May 2007
Last updated: Wednesday 8th June 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Westbourne', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LIN-B87FF1
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy strap junction. The junction consists of three circular rings cast together. There is some degree of wear on the rings where the straps would have wrapped around.
Created on: Thursday 27th September 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sleaford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-5CBB30
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Iron age copper alloy belt fitting, 18.8mm in diameter and 7.8mm wide. The object is in fair condition with a green patina and weighs 3.61 grams. The object is circular and has a sub triangular section with a rectangular sectioned protruding lip at each side. These types of objects are thought to be associated with sword belts of the late Iron age, see IOW-C4B3D2.
Created on: Wednesday 17th October 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: YORYM-C29663
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy strap slide, dating to between the 1st century BC and the 1st century AD. The front face of the slide consists of an oval plate with pointed ends. The points have tall arrises and there is a large dominant design in the centre. The design features a large circle with a flower in the centre. The flower has four petals, each enamelled blue. The cell around the petals are red. The reverse of this plate is concave and there is a central horizontal ridge. Projecting out from behind the tips are the remains of the rectangular loop of the strap slide. Only the…
Created on: Thursday 13th November 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Newbald', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WMID-550E46
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete cast copper-alloy strap fitting dating from the Iron Age or the Roman period. Length: 41.0mm; width: 16.7mm; depth: 17.7mm; mass: 18.5g. In plan, the fitting consists of two conjoined tear-shaped halves, with the points at opposite ends. There is a rectangular loop on the reverse. Within each half of the front of the fitting, there is a raised border, within which there is a circular groove and a prominent central boss. The loop on the reverse of the fitting is sub-square, almost D-shaped in section. The reverse of the fitting is slightly recessed within the loop. The inter…
Created on: Tuesday 2nd December 2008
Last updated: Monday 9th July 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Rowley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: KENT-D13638
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy late Iron Age belt fitting. It is in the form of two oval 'eye' shapes, each a raised flat circular dome inside a raised oval border with a marked point at the narrow end, meeting at the thick ends. The ovals are 11.8mm long and 11.2mm wide. The border forms a figure of eight shape around the two ovals. On the reverse of the fitting There is an uneven rectangular sectioned bar through which the strap would have slide. The bar is 27.4mm long, 4.9mm wide and 3.4mm thick. The fitting is 35.6mm long, 13.9mm wide, 6.4mm thick and weighs 12.9g. For similar find see NMS-3798B4.
Created on: Monday 8th December 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: HESH-116CA2
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy strap fitting / strap slide of probable Late Iron Age or native influenced Early Roman date (100 BC – 150 AD). The mount is oval with pointed terminals (vesica or eye shaped) in plan and broadly D shaped in cross section. The fitting measures 35.7mm in length, 19.6mm width and is 13.2mm thick. It weighs 11.57 grams. The front face of the mount is decorated with a raised and recessed cast pattern. This consists of two raised projections /ridges at either terminal of the fitting, these ridges flare and split to form a broadly circular panel. Within this panel …
Created on: Tuesday 23rd December 2008
Last updated: Friday 3rd August 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Condover', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-CBDC47
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper alloy strap fitting of probable Late Iron Age date (c. 150 BC – c. AD 43). Length: 18.1mm; width: 22.1mm and 9.0mm thick. Weight: 3.24g. This strap fitting could be from a belt loop, a personal strap fitting, bridle fitting or non-load bearing harness fitting. It most probably dates to the Late Iron Age. It is however also possible that this object dates to a later period. It is formed of a figure of eight loop (one loop is incomplete) with a third loop set at 90° between the two (this loop is also incomplete). The three loops appear to have been cast…
Created on: Thursday 1st January 2009
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-ADA233
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast in one piece copper alloy strap fitting in the form of a baldric ring of Late Iron Age date (c. 100 BC – c. AD 43). Length: 18.7mm; width: 22.3mm; thickness: 11.1mm; weight: 6.15g. This ring would have been used as part of the composite belt, used to suspend a sword. The main part, the ring, is triangular in cross-section, flat on the rear face. It would have been circular in plan although it is now incomplete due to two breaks. Near the top of the ring (assuming that the stud is at the top) there are two small shoulders (or knops) at the same level, one either …
Created on: Tuesday 17th February 2009
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-E8BED6
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy Roman strap fitting. It is in the form of a six-petalled flower with a rectangular loop on the reverse for attachment. The petals are separated by grooves and there is a central circular perforation. The stud is domed, being rounded on the top and flat on the reverse. A similar item was found at Traprain Law and was described as a looped stud (Macgregor. 1976. 136-7). This type of item has affintities with button and loop fasteners which have been dated from the late Iron Age through to the Roman period.
Created on: Friday 20th February 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: ESS-B8D0B3
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete Iron Age (100BC-50AD) cast copper alloy strap fitting. It has a circular frame with a sub-circular cross section. One edge is worn and there are two damaged and incomplete projections on the upper surface of the frame at the opposing end. The surface is pitted, with only a small amount of the original surface surviving on the inside of the loop. It is 21.83mm in diameteter, has a maximum thickness of 6.41mm and weighs 5.66grams.
Created on: Thursday 26th March 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: YORYM-7DECD0
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy button-and-loop strap fastener, of a late Iron Age or Early Roman type. The artefact consists of a small right-angled bar; the top of one end joins the underside of one side of a disc; at the other end of the disc (furthest from the bar) is a knop in the form of a decorative semicircle set at right angles to the body of the disc; the disc has a dome on its obverse. The other end of the bar joins to a square plate with a small slit in the far side. The bar sits proud of the plate on the obverse, and splays into two small knops; on the reverse of this is a small recta…
Created on: Sunday 5th April 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Snainton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-7EB2C3
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy strap junction. The artefact consists of three small connected roundels (each with an outer border), connected to two parallel bars- one on each side- which are shaped like dumbbells. The roundels would once have contained enamel. This artefact dates to the 1st century AD.
Created on: Sunday 5th April 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bourne', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LIN-D5F471
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy strap fitting. The fitting has an oval loop with a rectangular loop extending from beneath it. The oval loop is sub-oval in cross-section at the base and tapers and narrows as it curves to the top at which point it becomes D-shaped in cross-section. There is a moulded ridge running around the centre of the loop on the exterior surface. The rectangular loop is rectangular in cross-section. The oval loop measures 29mm by 23mm, 10mm thick taperign to 5mm. The rectangular loop measures 16mm x 10mm x 3mm.
Created on: Wednesday 27th May 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'West Lindsey', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-3DB5A3
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
A complete cast copper alloy strap slide of Late Iron Age to Early Roman date (c. 100 BC-c. AD 100). The head is circular in plan. At the front, it has a flat rim with a concave centre and at the rear, excluding the loop, it is slightly convex. The loop is ‘D’-shaped in side profile and sub-circular in cross-section. It has a maximum diameter of about 2.3mm and a minimum diameter at the apex of 1.4mm. The object has some loose copper alloy corrosion products and areas where a mid green patina has survived. The concave head may have contained a decorative material. However, n…
Created on: Monday 1st June 2009
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-6849B0
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy strap slide, dating to between the 1st century BC and the 1st century AD. The front face of the slide consists of a circular cup which appears to have lost its central setting, possible a stone or enamel work. Projecting out from the reverse is the rectangular loop of the strap slide. The metal is a light brownish-green mottled colour and is pitted. This strap slide is similar to others that have been found in Yorkshire and the North-east. It survives in a very good condition.
Created on: Wednesday 3rd June 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Brantingham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-3E9036
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy harness/strap union or junction of Iron Age date. It is missing one strap bar due to old breaks. The object has a central plate formed from two circular discs that have flat back faces and dome-shaped front faces. At the point where the two discs join there is a central circular recess that contains a moulded dome-shaped circle giving the front face of the plate the appearance of having two crescents either side of a raised pellet or roundel. To each side of the plate are the remains of strap bars, opne of which is mostly missing due to old breaks. The …
Created on: Wednesday 17th November 2010
Last updated: Sunday 13th September 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cavendish', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LIN-445327
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper-alloy strap fitting dating to the late Iron Age or Roman period. The frame is D-shaped in plan and in cross-section. At either end of the bar is a moulded solid conical terminal. The frame has a reddish-brown patina.
Created on: Wednesday 5th January 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 5th January 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Kirkby la Thorpe', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: BERK-AB8B30
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: West Berkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy strap fitting, possible harness junction / strap distributor. Dating from the Iron Age, the fitting has an anthropomorphic central boss with a complete strap loop protruding from the left side of the head. Two more strap loops would have been present at both the right side of the face and underneath the chin. These are now missing. The features on the face area all clearly defined, including the short straight hair combed backwards from the face. No ears are depicted as these would interfere with the strap loops. The reverse of the mount is hollow. Similar examples…
Created on: Tuesday 15th February 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 21st February 2018
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DUR-4ED915
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy and enamel, Late Iron Age/ Roman belt slide. It is lozenge shaped in plan with an openwork design. The outer edge is decorated with a single row of red enamelled dots, some of which are missing the enamel. The central section looks like a 'swash-N' (as described by Macgregor, 1976) which consists of a 4-armed motif with each arm meeting a corner of the lozenge. In the centre are two raised pointed ovals as decoration. The arms which run from top left to bottom right are longer and wider than the other two as the motif is twisted and they have further decor…
Created on: Wednesday 23rd February 2011
Last updated: Thursday 30th June 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Dalton Area', grid reference and parish protected.