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BUCKLE
Unique ID: LIN-203BFA
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete copper alloy medieval (AD c.1250-c.1400) single loop oval buckle with an ornate outer edge and narrowed and offset strap bar, missing its pin and buckle plate. Overall, the frame measures 20.4mm long, 21.0mm wide and 4.3mm thick. It weighs 3.43g. The frame's outer edge has two angled knops flanking two transverse ridges, and a notched lip flanked by two transverse grooves. It is sub-triangular in section and the reverse is flat. The side edges of the frame are C-shaped in section. The strap bar is rectangular in section and has a shallow circumferential notch at its centre, possibly caused by the pin rather than an original feature.
cf. Whitehead, 2003, Buckles 1250-1800, p.22-3, nos.91 and 100.
Class: Single loop oval
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1250
Date to: Circa AD 1400
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 20.4 mm
Width: 21 mm
Thickness: 4.3 mm
Weight: 3.44 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: Incomplete
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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