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BUCKLE

Unique ID: HAMP-011C91

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A copper alloy Medieval (1350-1450) buckle frame of Egan's 'rectangular Meols Type C' with slightly convex sides with a ridge near each corner and a thick and bevelled outside edge with three filed grooves. The bar is offset and narrowed for the plate. The pin is missing but iron corrosion is visible on both sides of the bar. The buckle frame measures 19.86mm by 17.72mm and weighs 3.4g.

Class: Meols type C

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1350
Date to: Circa AD 1450

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 19.86 mm
Width: 17.72 mm
Weight: 3.4 g

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: Winchester Museums Entry Form No.3817

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: Winchester (District)
Parish or ward: New Alresford (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SU5832
Four figure Latitude: 51.08439423
Four figure longitude: -1.17332349
1:25K map: SU5832
1:10K map: SU53SE
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth less than 0.25 m

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Recording Institution: HAMP
Created: 9 years ago
Updated: 5 years ago

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