BUC-827617: copper alloy post medieval buckle

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BUCKLE

Unique ID: BUC-827617

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A worn and pitted oval copper alloy buckle, with an open work frame, that has raised floral designs. The scars where the iron bar has been broken away can be seen. The other iron stain may be from the pin as it rested on the frame

Subsequent actions

Current location of find: Retained by Finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1720
Date to: AD 1790

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 37.64 mm
Width: 28.3 mm
Thickness: 1.46 mm
Weight: 5.6 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 2nd March 2008

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Iron
Manufacture method: Cast

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Cambridgeshire (County)
District: Huntingdonshire (District)
To be known as: Tilbrook

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Discovery circumstances: Paul Manning @ 3Counties Dig
Current location: Retained by Finder
General landuse: Cultivated land

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Recording Institution: BUC
Created: 15 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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