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BUCKLE
Unique ID: BH-1C648B
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A copper-alloy double-loop buckle, probably dating from the Late Medieval to early post-Medieval periods.
The symmetrical buckle comprises two flattened-suboval sides, separated from each other by a central axis bar. The frame is of rectangular section. The two vertical outer sides are straight and slightly longer than the adjacent, curved portions of the frame.
Length: 36.1mm; width: 30.3mm; thickness: 3.6mm; weight: 8.27g.
Class: Double-loop
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1400
Date to: Circa AD 1650
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 36.1 mm
Width: 30.3 mm
Thickness: 3.6 mm
Weight: 8.27 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st November 2013
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Ver 13/155 - 61
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hertfordshire (County)
District: North Hertfordshire (District)
To be known as: Gosmore
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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