Record ID: NLM4219 - MEDIEVAL buckle

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BUCKLE

Unique ID: NLM4219

Object type certainty: Certain

Rectangular buckle plate with elaborate decoration in enamel. Lemon yellow, light turquoise, blood red, light blue, royal blue, white. Gilt, no counter enamel. Limoges.

Notes:

Seen by British Museum, Dept of Medieval and Later Antiquities.

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: Post AD 1100
Date to: Ante AD 1200

Dimensions and weight

Length: 37.8 mm
Width: 20.4 mm
Thickness: 1.9 mm
Weight: 8.87 g
Quantity: 1

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Manufacture method: Cast [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Decoration method: Engraved [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Decoration style: Floral [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Surface Treatment: Inlaid with enamel [scope notes | view all attributed records]

Spatial data

Region: East Midlands
County: Lincolnshire
District: North Kesteven
To be known as: LINCOLNSHIRE NEWTON AND HACEBY

Method of discovery: Metal detector [scope notes]
General landuse: Cultivated land [scope notes]
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth greater than 0.25m [scope notes]

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st February 1999

Personal details

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Recorded by: Marina Elwes - [ view all attributed records]

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