Strap End: CM.626-2010

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Current Location: In storage

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Strap End

Description

A copper-alloy strap-end. Formed with a split all along its length with copper forming two plates to sandwich the leather. Near the fold is sub-rectanuglar wiht a three-line decoration while the attachment end has three cirucular nodes, deocrated with a circle motif and divided by transverse lines. There is one rivet hole through both upper and lower plates with the upper plate retaining some of the rivet.

Find spot

Torksey, Lincolnshire

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (2010-07-12) by Slack, Paul

Dating

Medieval
500 - 1000

Components of the work

Object composed of copper alloy Weight 6.21 g
Whole Object Height 6.8 mm Length 4.94 mm Width 8.9 mm

Identification numbers

Accession number: CM.626-2010
Primary reference Number: 183868
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 8 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Coins and Medals

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