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BUCKLE

Unique ID: DEV-E62CF2

Object type certainty: Certain
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Medieval oval buckle frame, made from cast copper alloy. The bar is offset and narrower than the rest of the frame. The pin is missing. The outside edge of the frame has three grooves in the centre, and two knops projecting from it. A similar, but slightly larger, buckle is illustrated in Egan and Pritchard 1991, p73, number 299. Egan states the basic form of these buckles were in use between the 12th and 14th centuries AD. Width 15.24mm Length 21.09mm

Class: Meols type 10

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1100
Date to: AD 1400

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 21.09 mm
Width: 15.24 mm
Weight: 1.96 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 3rd August 2005

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast

Spatial metadata

Region: South West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Torbay (Unitary Authority)
District: Torbay (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Torquay

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Gardening
General landuse: Other
Specific landuse: Garden

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Created: 18 years ago
Updated: 5 years ago

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