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BUCKLE
Unique ID: LIN-8CF64A
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A copper alloy medieval (AD c.1350-c.1400) single loop trapezoidal buckle with an expanded outer edge. Overall, the buckle measures 15.6mm long, 15.1mm wide and 4.8mm thick. It weighs 2.19g.
The frame has a narrowed and offset strap bar and a sheet copper alloy roller on the outer edge (3.7mm thick). The side edges are broadly D-shaped in section (flat edge inward). The pin is a simple sub-cylindrical strip of copper alloy.
cf. Whitehead, 2003, Buckles 1250-1800, p.27, no.138.
Class: Single loop trapezoidal
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1350
Date to: Circa AD 1400
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 15.6 mm
Width: 15.1 mm
Thickness: 4.8 mm
Weight: 2.19 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st January 2013
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
To be known as: West Lindsey
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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