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BUCKLE
Unique ID: GLO-44F569
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A copper alloy medieval to post-medieval double loop oval sword belt hanger dating to AD 1500-1650. The buckle frame is annular with narrowed strap bar running down the middle dividing the annular in two. The top of the frame has an externally bevelled edge that is decorated with a series of recessed transverse lines. At the base the strap bar is an outwardly projecting integral round suspension loop is set at perpendicular to the frame.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1650
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 60 mm
Width: 46 mm
Thickness: 4 mm
Weight: 15.15 g
Diameter: 46 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 5th June 2021 - Monday 28th February 2022
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Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: South Gloucestershire (Unitary Authority)
District: South Gloucestershire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Westerleigh
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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