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Early Medieval iron staple
Cleat or staple, perhaps a boot-cleat, similar to those used in the Roman period.
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
62.203/B.29
Find Information
Site Name: Dinas Powis, Vale of Glamorgan
Collection Method: Excavation
Date: 1954-1958
Notes: Section 10; Cut VI; Layer (3). Context C/D; C: Black, usually greasy soil, with small angular rubble; much bone, charcoal flecking; rich in finds. D: Large, often slabby stones, with smaller stones interspersed; dark humus-soil; relatively few bones or finds.
Acquisition
donation, 14/6/1962
Measurements
Length
(mm): 32
Width
(mm): 12
thickness
(mm): 2
Material
Iron
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