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BUCKLE
Unique ID: SUSS-47F966
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete Medieval copper alloy single looped buckle dating c. 1250-1400.
The frame is D-shaped with a narrowed and offset bar. The frame is also D-shaped in cross-section with a flat reverse and two knops where the frame meets the bar. The centre of the outer edge is decorated with three grooves forming two transverse ridges. The pin is missing and red staining on the bar suggest it was of iron. The buckle has an area of dark green patina remaining on the outer edge of the frame, but is predominately covered in corrosion.
Measurements: width: 26.52mm; length: 23.26mm; thickness: 2.5mm; weight: 2.65g.
A similar example but not identical examples can be seen in Whitehead (1996); ref 90.
Subsequent actions
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: 23.26 mm
Width: 26.52 mm
Thickness: 2.5 mm
Weight: 2.65 g
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: East Sussex (County)
District: Wealden (District)
Parish or ward: Withyham (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TQ4938
Four figure Latitude: 51.12191467
Four figure longitude: 0.12767331
1:25K map: TQ4938
1:10K map: TQ43NE
Grid reference source: From 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 | No: 90 |
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