HAMP-04A4B0: Medieval composite buckle fragment

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BUCKLE

Unique ID: HAMP-04A4B0

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A cast copper-alloy fragment from the forked spacer plate of medieval composite buckle. The fragment has broken away from the rest of the spacer at three points: the frame, the pin notch and the prong. The frame was presumably D-shaped and may have had a protruding lip. In cross-section it is the shape of a triangle with rounded corners: the reverse and inner faces are flat and the outer face bevelled. The spacer was moulded on the lateral plane either side of the pin constriction. As it develops into the prong it goes through two stepped constrictions. As well as being broken the prong has also been bent upwards. Comparison with complete composite buckles suggests that the object of which this fragment formed part would have been anything up to 60mm or more in length with a frame approximately 27mm across. Such buckles date from the later 14th century to earlier 15th century.

Class: composite

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1350
Date to: Circa AD 1450

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 25.5 mm
Width: 11.6 mm
Thickness: 3.9 mm
Weight: 2.25 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 28th August 2005

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: E1765; NFR 998

Materials and construction

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

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: Test Valley (District)
Parish or ward: Kings Somborne (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SU3631
Four figure Latitude: 51.077201
Four figure longitude: -1.487495
1:25K map: SU3631
1:10K map: SU33SE
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Recording Institution: HAMP
Created: 17 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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