SOM-8F1E70: SOM-8F1E70: Medieval D shaped buckle frame

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BUCKLE

Unique ID: SOM-8F1E70

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Incomplete copper alloy 'D' shaped Medieval buckle frame. The pin is missing. The strap bar is narrow and slightly offset. According to the typology shown in 'Meols: The Archaeology of the North Wirral Coast' (Griffiths et al. 2007 p.84, fig. 2.5.1) it is a type two buckle dating to the late 13th/early 14th century (ibid. p.88). Length: 1.3mm, Width: 1.7mm

Class: D shaped

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

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

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 1.3 mm
Width: 1.7 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Friday 24th April 2009

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: Entry 020474

Materials and construction

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

Spatial metadata

Region: South West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Somerset (County)
District: South Somerset (District)
To be known as: Crewkerne

Spatial coordinates

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
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

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	84-8	fig. 2.5.1

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Recording Institution: SOM
Created: 14 years ago
Updated: 12 years ago

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