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BUCKLE
Unique ID: LANCUM-6FAB79
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Cast copper alloy buckle plate fragment dating from the medieval period, that is c. AD1200-1400. The fragment is extremely worn and only the plate, not the buckle frame or the pin survive. The edges of the buckle plate are extremely worn, but the outline was roughly triangular with a small buckle frame. The perforation for the pin is broken and incomplete, but the rivet hole for attaching the artefact to a leather strap is still perfectly circular and little worn. The reverse of the buckle plate was plain, but the obverse was decorated with somewhat irregular grooves and dots which were not cast, but applied after casting.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1200
Date to: Circa AD 1400
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 35.5 mm
Width: 10 mm
Thickness: 2.5 mm
Weight: 3.76 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 8th March 2014
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Decoration style: Geometric
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: North West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cumbria (County)
District: Allerdale (District)
To be known as: Crosscanonby
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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