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BUCKLE

Unique ID: SOM-50AFB1

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A cast copper alloy buckle with adjacent sheet plate of medieval date. The oval single loop buckle measures 21.1mm by 25.3mm by 2.7mm, the distorted and incomplete rectangular folded sheet plate measures 34.3mm by 15mm by 4mm, and the whole weighs 6.5g. The outside edge of the frame protrudes slightly at each end and there is a central notch for the pin, which is wrapped around the bar and tapers to a blunt point. The outside edge is decorated with two further pairs of incised transverse lines. The bar is offset. The plate is recessed for the frame and three separately cast rivets held the plate in place. The buckle is broadly similar to nos. 313-19 in Egan and Pritchard's 'Dress Accessories' (1991, pp. 76-78). The type was in use from the late 12th to the late 14th centuries.

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1150
Date to: Circa AD 1399

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 6.5 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 14th July 2008

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: Entry 020301

Materials and construction

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

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Northamptonshire (County)
District: South Northamptonshire (District)
To be known as: Old Stratford

Spatial coordinates

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

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Egan, G. and Pritchard, F.	1991	Dress Accessories, c.1150-c.1450 (Medieval Finds from Excavations in London 3) (1991)	London	Stationery Office Books	76-8	nos. 313-19

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Recording Institution: SOM
Created: 15 years ago
Updated: 12 years ago

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