BH-2E9AB5: Medieval single-loop buckle (fragment)

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BUCKLE

Unique ID: BH-2E9AB5

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

An incomplete copper-alloy frame from a single-loop buckle of Medieval date. Similar buckles found at Meols, Cheshire, have been dated to the late 13th/early 14th century (see Griffiths et al. 2007: 88, Type 2). The now-bent frame would originally have been D-shaped in plan. The surfaces are flat and the width of the sides expands gradually towards the outer side, which has a central pin rest defined by two transverse grooves. To either side of these grooves is a further, angled groove. The offset axis bar is largely missing. The upper surface of the corroded frame retains traces of gilding. The piece measures 20.9mm long, 33.9mm wide and 2.5mm thick. The weight is 3.99g.

Class: Single-loop

Subsequent actions

Current location of find: With finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1250
Date to: Circa AD 1350

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 20.9 mm
Width: 33.9 mm
Thickness: 2.5 mm
Weight: 3.99 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Friday 7th November 2008

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: Ver 09/51 - 27

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Fragment
Surface Treatment: Gilded

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Hertfordshire (County)
District: North Hertfordshire (District)
To be known as: Baldock

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Current location: With finder
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Griffiths, D., Philpott. R. and Egan, G.	2007	Meols: The Archaeology of the North West Wirral Coast	Oxford	Oxford University School of Archaeology	88

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Created: 14 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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