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BUCKLE
Unique ID: WMID-52F3D2
Object type certainty: Certain
A cast copper-alloy buckle of post-medieval date. The buckle is double looped with moulded ribbed decoration on the upper side of the frame. The reverse of the flame is flat and undecorated. The strap bar divides the two loops of the buckle and there are moulded knops at either end of the strap bar. The strap bar has traces of ferrous corrosion on it from the iron pin which was found with the buckle frame but is broken and unattached. The pin measures 32.06 mm long, 6.59 mm wide, 5.37 mm thick and weighs 1.6 grams. The frame measures 50.15 mm long, 42.44 mm wide, 3.64 mm thick and weighs 17 grams. The surface has been treated with a black lacquer which has worn away in many places leaving a green patina.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: Circa AD 1550
Date to: Circa AD 1650
Dimensions and weight
Length: 50.15 mm
Width: 42.44 mm
Thickness: 3.64 mm
Weight: 18.6 g
Quantity: 1
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Secondary material: Iron [scope notes| view all attributed records]
Manufacture method: Cast [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Completeness: Complete [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Spatial data
Region: West Midlands
County: Warwickshire
District: Warwick
Parish: Wroxall
Restricted 4 Figure grid reference: SP2271
The map has been degraded and provides an approximate location with a degree of random obfuscation.
Grid reference source: From finder
Grid reference accurate to a 100 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: Wednesday 1st June 2011 - Thursday 30th June 2011
Personal details
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Recorded by: Dr Tom Brindle
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Identified by: Dr Tom Brindle - [view all attributed records]
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Created:
Friday 10th February 2012
Updated: Friday 10th February 2012
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