Record ID: SF-382002
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy Medieval or Post Medieval belt hanger. The attachment terminal is an oval loop, with rectangular sides c. 4.6mm in width and the loop measuring 17.7mm in length. The shaft beneath the loop has a narrow collar 3.75mm wide and is curved round to form a semi-circular hook, the terminal of which is missing due to old breaks. The curved shaft is a flattened oval shape in section and c.5mm in width. The hanger measures 36.83mm in overal length, 20.13mm in width and weighs 7.97g. Its function is uncertain, but a belt was probably passed through the loop which allowed the …
Created on: Monday 28th November 2011
Last updated: Thursday 20th July 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Nettlestead', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SF-BB8D75
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval copper alloy strap-loop frame. It is square with a separate internal rivet in situ at the centre of one side. The frame measures 13mm in length and 12.53m in width. The sides are 2.15mm in width, and the object weighs 0.86g. Examples from medieval London are dated to the later fourteenth century. (Egan and Pritchard, 1991, p.232, no.1248)
Created on: Tuesday 22nd November 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 22nd November 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Little Blakenham', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SF-A5B101
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Post-medieval strap slide. It is complete and rectangular measuring 26.48mm x 14.77mm, with side wdith of 3.6mm. There are traces of tinning on the surfaces and the metalis worn. The object weighs 4.49g.
Created on: Monday 21st November 2011
Last updated: Monday 21st November 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Nettlestead', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SF-1D28D4
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy strap loop of Medieval date. It is rectangular with an external integral rivet, measuring14.17mm in length,10.65mm in width and weighing 0.90g. Similar examples from medieval London date to the later fourteenth century AD. (Egan 1991, fig 147, no.1239)
Created on: Monday 5th July 2010
Last updated: Monday 5th July 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Akenham', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SF-1A4034
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy strap slide (strap-fitting) of medieval date. It is a D-shaped frame, with a collared, flattened knop on the outside edge. The inside edge has a central perforation to take a rivet (missing). The frame measures 24.42mm in length, 17.70mm in width and weighs 2.09g. A similar example from medieval London dates to the later fourteenth century. (Egan 1991).
Created on: Monday 5th July 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 27th March 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Akenham', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SF-2A8EF5
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post-Medieval copper alloy fragment probably from a belt fitting or strap-fastener. It is part of a sheet metal fitting and is trapezoidal in shape, being 29.01mm in width and 0.85mm in thickness. Four rivet holes formed from a ring and dot stamp decorate both true edges, and the object has been broken off in antiquity to a length of 26.66mm. It weighs 3.85g. The punched decoration was applied to the upper surface, and traces of letters can also be determined, with 'ho' and 'A1' (or 'Al') just being legible. The style suggests a 17th-18th century date.
Created on: Monday 22nd February 2010
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Oakley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-CF0191
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy probable Roman strap fitting. It is approximately rectangular with an expanded disc at its centre. The disc is worn, but decorated, with traces of an inner and outer circle joined by eight radial lines, with a dot at the centre. There are traces of white metal coating over the upper surface, and the underside is plain. The bars extending on either side are defined by transverse moulding adjacent to the circle, and are then completed in mirror image of each other, with further moulding. One terminal is complete, and forms a triangular projection with a straight edge, pier…
Created on: Monday 7th December 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Mildenhall', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-DDEF93
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy strap fitting or fastening. The object consists of part of a circular hoop with a flat circular stud fixed to one side via a neck. The latter has concave sides and projects at c.90 degrees from the hoop, its underside being flat and oval in shape. The object is very worn and corroded, and the part of the hoop that remains seems to be circular in section. It measures 30.03mm in surviving length and is 6mm in thickness. The projecting neck measures 4.3mm in length and 7.6mm in thickness, whilst the stud measures 13.23mm x 11.81mm. It weighs 8.67g . This s…
Created on: Tuesday 20th October 2009
Last updated: Tuesday 19th November 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Kenton', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SF-5EE8E4
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Medieval bar mount with pendent loop. The bar is narrow and rectangular, 19.65mm x 3.11mm, broken off across a rivet hole at one terminal. The opposite terminal finishes with a loop through which an openwork quadrilobe pendent is attached. The pendant measures 13.5mm in diameter. On the underside of the bar there is a rivet connecting the front and back of the bar, with fragments of cloth adhering within the corrosion in this area. The mount and pendant weigh 1.72g. A similar example from medieval London is illustrated in Egan and Pritchard, fig.138, no.1189, dating to …
Created on: Wednesday 14th October 2009
Last updated: Monday 5th March 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Brockley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-76E977
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Medieval probable strap fitting. It is incomplete due to old beaks. It is a rectangular strip, 36.15mm in surviving length, 4.76mm in width, 2.97mm in thickness and weighing 2.76g. The fitting has been decorated with tranverse moulding, of narrow and wider bars, with some curvilinear decoration in the panels adjacent to both terminals. The surface is worn and the pattern on the moulding is unclear.
Created on: Monday 21st September 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Mendham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-22FB33
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post-Medieval copper alloy strap fitting. It is of semi-circular, annular form, the ring measuring 3.81mm in thickness. It is attached to a plate set at right angles to the ring. The plate is cruciform, with curved sides to the arms and small lobes on the terminals. There is a circular perforation at the centre which is 7.6mm in diameter. There is incised line decoration on the surface of the plate, which outlines its shape, with an additional rectangle into each of the four terminals. The strap fitting measures 22.18mm in external diameter. The cruciform plate measures 23.52mm by 19…
Created on: Thursday 17th September 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Mendham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-FC3290
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy medieval two-piece strap fitting, or swivel. It consists of a pair of annular frames with D-shaped loops both with zoomorphic terminals attached to a solid oval centre. The animals have strong moulding on the head, with brows, ears and eyes being well-defined. Their muzzles are long and their mouths open, clasping the centrepiece. Moulding from the animals' muzzles continues on either side of the centrepiece. The latter have a narrow lip around the circumference against which is more moulding in the form of short transverse lines. There is corrosion product between …
Created on: Tuesday 15th September 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Mendham', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SF-522096
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy sword belt fitment. It has a belt bar with a fleur de lis shaped terminal and wavy upper edge. There are two loops at the lower edge, both with attached rings. The opposite terminal, and third loop, are missing due to old breaks. There are rivet holes at the fleur de lis terminal and on the bar above the second loop, i.e. the centre of the complete bar. There are traces of a foliate pattern beneath the surface corrosion. The rings in the loops have been formed by bending round a nail-like strip of rectangular section, with an expanded head, to touch the opposite termina…
Created on: Tuesday 2nd June 2009
Last updated: Tuesday 10th July 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Barham', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SF-51DC20
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy medieval strap slide. It is rectangular with the remains of an external integral rivet at the centre of one short side. It measures 20.5mm in length, 15.65mm in width, 2mm in thickness and weighs 1.46g.
Created on: Tuesday 2nd June 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Barham', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SF-BFA157
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval cast copper alloy strap slide. It is rectangular with a single integral external rivet at the centre of one long side. It measures 16.26mm in length, 13.73mm in width including the rivet, and weighs 1.00g. The object dates to the fourteenth century AD.
Created on: Tuesday 26th May 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Brockley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-AA1856
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval copper alloy swivel ring from a strap fitting. It is a circular ring, 20.67mm in diameter and 3.13mm in thickness. It has a thickened straight edge section, expanded into an oval shape. This measures 10.6mm x 9.2mm and has an iron rivet through the centre. There is grooved decoration on the oval, giving it the appearance of corners, but the metal is very worn and the detail is obscure. The swivel ring weighs 4.37g. Swivel fittings usually functioned with two 'rings', one turning on the other to allow movement, and for the junction of two straps. An example from Boroughbridg…
Created on: Tuesday 17th February 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Claydon', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-996AD5
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy Medieval strap fitting component, a swivel ring. It is incomplete due to old breaks, and is a D-shaped loop 25.46mm in length, with an expanded oval section at the centre from which a copper alloy rivet protrudes. The arms of the loop on either side are decorated with three upstanding grooves, 5.7mm in width. These may represent decoration in the form of a devolved animal's head .The lower part of the loop ring is 2.53mm in thickness. The swivel weighs 6.93g. Other known examples include one from Norfolk, NMS-1670C2 which is dated to the twelfth century. The exampl…
Created on: Monday 16th February 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Claydon', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-602677
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy late Roman strap-loop. It consists of a circular disc-shaped plate 19.2mm in diameter and decorated with a concentric circle pattern. It has a loop 6.87mm wide which curves away from the disc and projects down the back tapering to 4.85mm wide and perforated for a rivet. There is moulding of two transverse grooves where the strap leaves the disc. The strap-loop measures 29.95mm in length and weighs 5g. Similar strap-loops are described by Hawkes and Dunning, 1961, as their type VI, with an example of similar size(fig.24,d) coming from the Saxon Shore fort of Richboroug…
Created on: Tuesday 20th 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-23F7D1
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval copper alloy strap loop. It is a five-sided loop measuring 16.5mm in length and 8.8mm in width, weighing 0.83g and with a square to rectangular section. It has an external integral rivet.
Created on: Monday 5th January 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Little Blakenham', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SF-85CB74
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
a copper alloy Medieval strap loop. The frame is arched with five sides, measuring 21.44mm in length and 14.76mm in width and weighs 2.47g. The inside edge has a central piercing to take a rivet which is missing. A similar example from medieval London dates to the later fourteenth century.
Created on: Tuesday 5th February 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Icklingham', grid reference and parish protected.