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Record ID: SF-68BC10
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
a copper alloy medieval strap end of fourteenth century date. It is rectangular, with one short terminal being straight, and the opposite one being rounded (or tongue-shaped). There is one rivet in each corner of the straight edge, and fragments of leather are just visible between the metal plates. About half-way along the strap end there is openwork decoration in the form of two pairs of piercings, two smaller circles above two larger ones. The surfaces are very worn and eroded. It measures 35.11mm in length and 16.04mm in width at the straight edge, weighing 6.3g.
Created on: Monday 18th June 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bedingfield', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SF-A4FA92
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval copper strap end mount with bar mount attachment. The strap end is a rectangular plate with a pointed terminal, with a rivet hole with rivet in situ near the point. At the opposite terminal there is a bar mount attached by a single rivet. The object measures 14.56mm in length, 10.16mm in width, and weighs 0.87g.
Created on: Tuesday 16th August 2011
Last updated: Monday 12th September 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Brockley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-728DE2
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
a copper alloy late Anglo-Saxon strap end fragment. It is a rectangular plate and measures 19.65mm in length by 24.76mm in width, and is probably the upper terminal of a tongue-shaped strap-end, Thomas type E. The lower, decorated part is missing, having been broken off in antiquity. There are two circular holes , each c.6,4mm in diameter, near the corners of the terminal, and parts of more open-work patterning is visible just below these, within the broken edge of the object. The strap-end fragment weighs 5.37g. Thomas's group E strap-ends include decoration in the Winchester, and s…
Created on: Tuesday 30th October 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 28th January 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Great Barton', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SF-5E6825
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval cast copper alloy strap end. It is narrow and rectangular, finishing with a cruciform knop at one terminal, and with straight edges at the attachment edge. It is made from two plates attached to each other with three rivets, one at the attachment edge,one above the knopped terminal and one set into the cruciform knop. The strap end measures 55.13mm in length and 7.34mm at the attachment edge. It weighs 4.02g. Similar strap ends are recorded from medieval Norwich (Margeson 1993, nos 232, 234) and London (Egan and Pritchard 1991, fig.94, no.671) and date to the fourteenth century.
Created on: Monday 27th October 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Brockley', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SF-F45D13
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Medieval strap-end. It is one piece only from a composite strap-end, and is rectangular with inward-curving sides at one end which flare to a pointed terminal knop. The opposite terminal is straight, and there is a square-shaped perforation close to the centre at the terminal edge. The knop and lower part of the strap-end have traces of incised line decoration, corrosion and white metal coating. It measures 27.65mm in length, 10.37mm in width and weighs 1.76g. The strap-end is similar to an example from the Museum of London collection illustrated in Egan and Pritchard 19…
Created on: Tuesday 27th January 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Nettlestead', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SF-702D81
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy medieval strap end. It is a rectangular composite strap-end with a sheet spacer occupying the whole width. The lower terminal has gently rounded corners and there is a central knop. At the upper terminal the front attachment edge is straight, and the rear edge is rounded. There is a single rivet in situ connecting the front and rear plates close to the attchment edge. The strap-end measures 29.93mm in length, 10.29mm in width, and weighs 2.97g. Examples of similar type from medieval London date to the fourteenth century. (Egan,1991, 699, 701)
Created on: Monday 2nd February 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Claydon', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SF-53B076
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Medieval strap end. It is a simple rectangular strap-end made from folded sheet metal. It measures 19.78mm in length, 8.76mm in width and weighs 2.2g. There is a single rivet in situ near the upper terminal and remnants of leather or fabric can be seen caught within.
Created on: Monday 9th March 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Brockley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-F9A857
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Medieval strap end. It is a composite, tapering rectangular strap-end with openwork decoration in the form of a circular perforation on one plate, and an incomplete trefoil on the other. The attachment edge is scalloped and there is a single central rivet in situ close to the edge. The back and front plates taper toward the lower terminal which is incomplete. There is a flat disc, bent up at right angles (most likely due to plough action)which has a broken flat edge, and the underside of this is recessed. It would presumably have joined a similar disc from the other plat…
Created on: Tuesday 17th March 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ixworth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-8724D1
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy strap-end of Early Medieval date. It forms a tongue shape, with one oval terminal and the opposite one having a straight edge. The object has front and rear plates, the rear one projecting beyond the front and terminating with a straight edge, now incomplete due to old breaks. Part of a rivet hole can be detected within this broken edge to the right, and may have been matched on the left (now missing). The front plate is decorated with two lines and grooves outlining the object, and the centre is densely covered with decoration in low relief, with a central bar 5.05mm i…
Created on: Friday 17th April 2009
Last updated: Tuesday 4th December 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ixworth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-C6E3B8
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Medieval strap end. It is rectangular, and tapers from the attachment edge to its terminal, which is in the form of a human head, wearing a crown. The'body' is plain, both front and back. The head is well-formed, with a longitudinal ridge dividing the centre of the face. The eyes, nose, mouth and chin are sharply defined, and the hair is shown straight on both sides of the face, terminating in a curl at chin length. The back of the head shows the hair combed down in ridges, terminating in a transverse row of curls. The crown consists of a transverse band with four vertic…
Created on: Monday 20th April 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ixworth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-EBBBC4
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Early Medieval strap end fragment of probable tenth to eleventh century date. It fits into Thomas' Class E category, having a distinctive tongue shape, but is incomplete due to old breaks. The rounded tongue terminal has a slight point at the centre, and the sides are parallel, with the width being 15mm. There are four perforations arranged in a square occupying most of the fragment. The upper terminal is broken off across two more circular perforations. There are traces of one ring and dot pattern near the top right of the strap end (with tongue-shaped terminal at the …
Created on: Tuesday 27th July 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 28th January 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Akenham', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SF-2517C2
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval probable strap end fragment or part of a plate from folding clasp. It is a made from folded sheet metal, and is rectangular, both short terminals being incomplete due to old breaks. The plate measures 15.99mm in surviving length and varies a little in width, from 11.94mm at one short edge to 9.77mm at the other. There are no traces of rivet holes, and such fixings may have been present on the parts now missing. There is rocker decoration outlining the long edges, on both sides, and some scratched line patterns can also be determined. The object weighs 1.32g and is probab…
Created on: Monday 23rd August 2010
Last updated: Monday 23rd August 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hoxne', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-E0F282
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Medieval strap end. It is rectangular and made of folded sheet metal. It is decorated on the upper surface with three raised ribs and grooves, running longitudinally, with two rivet holes, one near each short terminal, and the upper one having a rivet in situ. There is incised line decoration running radially on both long sides and the lower edge, and rocker decoration over the ribs. The upper, open terminal is slightly concave. The underside of the strap end is plain. It measures 23.07mm in length, 13.59mm in width and weighs 2.47g.
Created on: Wednesday 1st September 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 1st September 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Eye', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-1D7EC8
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Medieval strap end. It is a composite strap end with a forked spacer attached by two rivets both in situ. The lower part is circular, whilst the upper part is trapezoidal, and flares to its upper terminal which has a wavy edge. The forked spacer can be seen between the two parts of the strap end and is 2.5mm in thickness, having rounded arms. There is no trace of decoration on either face of the strap end. It measures 36.39mm in length, 17.25mm in width, and weighs 8.69g. Examples illustrated by Egan( 1991, from medieval London, date to the fourteenth century, (…
Created on: Tuesday 28th September 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 28th September 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Eye', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SF-9E36E4
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy strap end of Medieval date. It is a composite strap end with a sheet spacer, the details of which cannot be determined because of corrosion product. It is rectangular with a straight attachment edge, and there is a rivet hole at the centre of the backplate. The lower terminal is chamfered and comes to a slight knop at the centre. The strap end measures 25.6mm in length, 14.06mm in width and weighs 3.79g. A similar example from medieval London is recorded from a fourteenth century context. (Egan, 1991, p147, no.698)
Created on: Monday 4th October 2010
Last updated: Monday 4th October 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Brockley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-B00850
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval copper alloy strap end. It is a composite strap end with a front plate, sheet spacer, and only a small part of the back plate surviving, the rest missing due to old breaks. There is a terminal knop at the lower terminal. The shape of the attachment terminal cannot be determined as it has been broken off leaving a straight edge. The strap end has much surface corrosion which obscures any decoration and trace of rivets. The object measures 28.51mm in surviving length, 9.00mm in width, and weighs 1.81g.
Created on: Tuesday 5th October 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 19th October 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Brockley', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SF-484E54
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
a copper alloy medieval strap end. It is rectangular made from sheet copper alloy folded widthways, 33.71mm in length and 12.93mm wide. There are traces of cloth or leather within the fold. Close to the open terminals are two rivet holes, one with a rivet in situ. There are two further rivets in situ, both with domed heads, set transversely across the width of the strap end and 12.5mm from the folded terminal. A double incised line decorates the object, outlining its rectangular shape, with two zig-zags at the open terminal and a further line reaching from the fold to the two rivets. T…
Created on: Tuesday 15th April 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wickham Skeith', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-5286F3
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A near complete Medieval folded single sheet copper alloy strap end. It is rectangular in shape, the folded end is incomplete and there is a single rivet in situ at the centre of the short terminal. The exterior surface has incised diagonal line decoration. Length: 18.18mm; Width: 13.52mm; Weight: 0.77g.
Created on: Tuesday 3rd June 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Fressingfield', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SF-0C2713
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Medieval strap end. It is rectangular, 9.54mm in width and 15.3mm in length. The open end is incomplete, broken off across a single centrally-placed rivet hole. There are traces of cloth or leather remaining within the strap end. The closed end is a biconcave shape, finishing with a central knop above which there is a single rivet. There are traces of a white metal coating on both sides. The strap end weighs 0.91g and dates to the fourteenth century AD. A similar example from medieval London is illustrated in Egan and Pritchard, 1991, p.147, no.694.
Created on: Tuesday 24th June 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Brockley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-9280F3
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
a medieval copper alloy strap end. It is a composite strap end with a forked spacer. It is rectangular, measuring 41.54mm in length and 15.76mm in width. It has a shallow terminal cut-away knop on the outside edge. The attachment edge is concave and cut away across the top of the rounded aperture. There are two rivets in situ, one on either side of the aperture. There is a fragment of leather remaining between the rivets and the spacer at the attchment edge. The strap end weighs 8.17g. A similar example from Medieval London is illustrated in Egan and Pritchard, and dates to the late 1…
Created on: Thursday 14th September 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Eye', grid reference and parish protected.