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BUCKLE
Unique ID: SOM-1D899E
Object type certainty: Probably
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A cast copper-alloy pin of Medieval date (c. 1250 - c. 1400), with an oval loop at one end, which has become detached from an annular buckle or possibly brooch. The pin is rectangular in cross-section with a slightly rounded top. It narrows slightly throughout its length from the loop towards the tip. The tip is bent downwards slightly with a rounded upper edge in profile. On the top of the shaft, near the junction with the loop there is a short raised section divided into three by two incised transverse lines. The loop is incomplete as it is only half of a circle. The pin is 47.2mm long including the loop, 4.4mm wide and 6.0mm thick; it weighs 4.83 grams.
The size suggests this is a buckle pin rather than a brooch pin. Similar buckle pins with slight variations in the raised moulding were found in archaeological excavations in London in contexts dated c.1250-1400 (Egan and Pritchard 1991, 115-116, fig. 75, refs. 541, 547 and 549).
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: 47.2 mm
Width: 4.4 mm
Thickness: 6 mm
Weight: 4.83 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st June 2014 - Monday 30th June 2014
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SCC receipt 16719
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: West Knoyle CP
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egan, G. and Pritchard, F. | 2002 | Dress Accessories, c.1150-c.1450 (Medieval Finds from Excavations in London) (2002) | London | HMSO |
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