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BUCKLE
Unique ID: IOW-E4CE87
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A corroded Medieval cast copper-alloy single-loop oval buckle frame (c. 1270-c. 1350).
The outer edge is rectangular and swollen, convex at the front and convex at the rear. Each side is thin and convex in plan. The narrowed off-set bar is roughly square in cross-section. It has a tapering copper-alloy pin which is convex at the front and largely flat at the rear.
The frame and pin are drab green.
Frame: length: 15.5mm; width: 19.0mm; thickness: 3.1mm.
Pin: length: 14.8mm; width at loop: 2.0mm.
Overall weight: 2.76g.
A similar buckle from London has been dated c. 1270-c. 1350 (Egan and Pritchard 1991: 77, fig. 46, ref: 319).
Egan, G. and Pritchard, F. 1991. Dress Accessories. Medieval Finds from Excavations in London: 3. The Stationary office/ Museum of London.
Class: Single-loop
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1270
Date to: Circa AD 1350
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 15.5 mm
Width: 19 mm
Thickness: 3.1 mm
Weight: 2.76 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 20th August 2014
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2014-4-199
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egan, G. and Pritchard, F. | 1991 | Dress Accessories, c.1150-c.1450 (Medieval Finds from Excavations in London 3) (1991) | London | Stationery Office Books | 77, fig. 46 | 319 |
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