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BUCKLE

Unique ID: WAW-7D4077

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A complete copper alloy annular buckle dating to the Medieval period (c. AD 1350-1400). The buckle has a circular frame in plan and oval in cross-section, with pin retained. The pin, which is square in section, is made of one piece looped around the frame at one end and terminating in a tapered, rounded tip. The frame is undecorated and the pin has a triple-lined collar just before the loop. The object has a mid-green patina.

Comparable examples can been seen in Griffiths et. al (2007: 87) no. 430; and Egan and Pritchard (2002: 58) no. 32. Similar examples have also been noted as brooches, however Egan and Pritchard (ibid: 65) state that 'A constriction on a single frame to limit the movement of the pin is generally an indication of a brooch rather than a buckle', therefore, owing to the lack of constriction the present example is likely a buckle rather than a brooch.

The overall dimensions are as follows: 45.38mm in length, 51.01mm in width, 11.01mm in thickness and 13.64g in weight.

Class: Annular

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 1400

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 45.38 mm
Width: 51.01 mm
Thickness: 11.01 mm
Weight: 13.64 g

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

Region: West Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Worcestershire (County)
District: Wychavon (District)
Parish or ward: Inkberrow (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SP0155
Four figure Latitude: 52.19323782
Four figure longitude: -1.98678853
1:25K map: SP0155
1:10K map: SP05NW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Egan, G. and Pritchard, F.	2002	Dress Accessories, c.1150-c.1450 (Medieval Finds from Excavations in London) (2002)	London	HMSO	p. 58	no. 32
Griffiths, D., Philpott. R. and Egan, G.	2007	Meols: The Archaeology of the North West Wirral Coast	Oxford	Oxford University School of Archaeology	p. 87	no. 430

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Created: 2 years ago
Updated: 2 years ago

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