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BUCKLE
Unique ID: NMGW-F9BEA5
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Medieval copper alloy buckle of mid-14th to mid-15th century date
The buckle frame is of D-shaped form and is complete but is missing the pin (with a length of 27.8mm, a width of 26.8mm and a weight of 4.1g). The outside edge has a lip and a notch for the missing pin (with a width of 5.0mm). The frame has a continuous curve to the offset and narrowed bar. The sides are of rounded sub-square section (3mm square) and no applied decoration is evident on the frame. The surface is corroded and pitted with a dark-green patina.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1350
Date to: Circa AD 1450
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 27.8 mm
Width: 26.8 mm
Weight: 4.1 g
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NMWPA 2014.6.1
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: Wales (European Region)County or Unitary authority: the Vale of Glamorgan (Unitary Authority)
District: the Vale of Glamorgan (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Wenvoe (Community)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: ST1372
Four figure Latitude: 51.44028806
Four figure longitude: -3.25311252
1:25K map: ST1372
1:10K map: ST17SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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