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NLM5392: Buckle. 5392

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BUCKLE

Unique ID: NLM5392

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published Find published

Fragment of a D-shaped buckle, Hawkes and Dunning Type IA. Two dolphins heads towards the middle of the frame, holding a diamond shape between them. Lugs instead of bar, one lug missing.

Notes:

Checked following Sophie Catley. Drawing ref. added.

Class: Zoomorphic
Sub class: Hawkes and Dunning Type IA

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 350
Date to: AD 450

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 41.1 mm
Width: 33.8 mm
Thickness: 2.8 mm
Weight: 8.74 g

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: NLM2636

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Decoration style: Zoomorphic

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: East Lindsey (District)
To be known as: LINCOLNSHIRE MARSH CHAPEL

Spatial coordinates


Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth greater than 0.25m

References cited

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Audit data

Recording Institution: NLM
Created: 22 years ago
Updated: 5 years ago

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