SUSS-D09018: Medieval - Post Medieval buckle frame

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BUCKLE

Unique ID: SUSS-D09018

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Incomplete Medieval or Post Medieval cast copper alloy double loop buckle frame. The frame has one surviving oval loop which is triangular in section with flat back and bevelled sides. The other loop is almost completely lost to old breaks with only c.5% remaining. The strap bar is slightly narrowed. It is 18.1mm long, 13.1mm wide and 1.7mm thick; it weighs 0.85 grams. Whitehead (2003) illustrates a similar buckle (page 53, No.293) which he dates to c.1350-1650 AD.

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1350
Date to: Circa AD 1650

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 18.1 mm
Width: 13.1 mm
Thickness: 1.7 mm
Weight: 0.85 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 12th December 2009

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: West Sussex (County)
District: Arun (District)
To be known as: Near Bognor Regis

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Whitehead, R.	2003	Buckles 1250-1800	Chelmsford	Greenlight Publishing	53	No.293

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Recording Institution: SUSS
Created: 14 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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