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BUCKLE
Unique ID: IOW-E1A1FC
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete and corroded Medieval to post-Medieval cast copper-alloy annular buckle (c. 1350-c. 1650).
The pin is missing.
This buckle has a circular frame with an integral central bar. The frame and bar are convex at the front, flat at the rear and the bar is triangular in cross-section.
This is drab green and corroded overall.
Diameter: 36.3mm; thickness: 3.9mm. Weight: 9.07g.
Similar buckles have been published and dated c. 1350-c. 1650 (Whitehead 2003: 44-45).
Whitehead, R. 2003. Buckles 1250-1800. Greenlight Publishing. Witham.
Class: Annular
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1350
Date to: Circa AD 1650
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 3.9 mm
Weight: 9.07 g
Diameter: 36.3 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 3rd September 2014
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2014-1-249
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitehead, R. | 2003 | Buckles 1250-1800 | Chelmsford | Greenlight Publishing | 44-45 |
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