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BUCKLE
Unique ID: IOW-E0F70E
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete Medieval cast copper-alloy single-loop buckle frame (c. 1250-c. 1400).
The pin is missing.
This frame is 'D'-shaped in plan, roughly triangular in cross-section and has an expanded outer edge and a narrowed off-set bar. It is generally bevelled at the rear. The outer edge has a central protruding pin rest, flanked on either side by a scroll and a transverse ridge. The bar is sub-square in cross-section and is corroded and possibly worn at the centre.
The fame is corroded in places and has a patchy drab green patina with traces of tinning.
Length: 19.4mm; width: 34.5mm; thickness: 5.1mm. Weight: 4.66g.
Similar buckles have been published and dated c. 1250-c. 1400 AD (Whitehead 2003: 24).
Whitehead, R. 2003. Buckles 1250-1800. Greenlight Publishing. Witham.
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 1250
Date to: Circa AD 1400
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 19.4 mm
Width: 34.5 mm
Thickness: 5.1 mm
Weight: 4.66 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 3rd September 2014
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2014-1-251
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Surface Treatment: White metal coated
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitehead, R. | 2003 | Buckles 1250-1800 | Chelmsford | Greenlight Publishing | 24 |
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