Record ID: WAW-4E3CF6 - MEDIEVAL buckle

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Buckle

Unique ID: WAW-4E3CF6

An incomplete double looped rectangular buckle made from cast copper. One complete loop, strap bar and fragment of the second loop remain. In plan, the loop is sub-oval with an expanded loop at hte apex. The strap bar is narrowed and is semi-circular in section. The loop is decorated with oblique grooves of varying lengths. t The reverse is obliquely angled and undecorated. The pin is missing. The buckle loops has traces of a dark grey/green patina. The buckle measures 20.68mm long and 18.62mm wide. It weighs 1.9g.

Whitehead (Whitehead, R. 1996 Buckles 1250-1800 Greenlight Publishing) illustrates similar shaped and sized buckles, Nos. 269-295 and dates them broadly to the mid 15th to mid 17th century.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: Circa AD 1450
Date to: Circa AD 1650

Dimensions and weight

Length: 20.68 mm
Width: 18.62 mm
Weight: 1.9 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]
Completeness: Fragment [scope notes | view all attributed records]

Spatial data

Region: West Midlands
County: Warwickshire
District: Stratford On Avon
Parish: Brailes

Restricted 4 Figure grid reference: SP3040
The map has been degraded and provides an approximate location with a degree of random obfuscation.
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Method of discovery: Metal detector [scope notes]
General landuse: Cultivated land [scope notes]
Specific landuse: Character undetermined [scope notes]

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 23rd January 2010

Personal details

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Recorded by: Ms Angie Bolton - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Ms Angie Bolton - [view all attributed records]

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