Object: Strap End
Classification: Broad perforated
Period: Bronze Age
Collection: Museum of Archaeology + Ethnology, Cambridge,Purchased by the Cambridge Antiquarian Society, April 1919,1919.b
Site: England,Cambridgeshire,Wilburton,In fen-land belonging to Mr. Oliver Claude Pell,1882
Parish: Wilburton
County: Cambridgeshire
Country: England
Year of discovery: 1882
Length (mm): 73
Width (mm): 10
Weight (g): 15
Surface: Rough dull and dust colour.
Associations: The Wilburton Hoard
Description: Described and illustrated in the 'Archaeologia' Object looks like the mounting for the end of a broad strap of thick leather, but with openings to allow of thin strips in continuation of main strap to come through. Like a piece of tube closed at the ends, but with longitudinal opening 5/6mm wide all along it on one side and 3 small openings 4mm x 9mm arranged at equal distances along the opposite side.
Publications: Archaeologia, XLVIII, 106,New Cambridge 17 May 1919