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BUCKLE
Unique ID: CPAT-DDEC01
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
This is a cast copper alloy post medieval asymmetrical buckle from the mid 17th century, consistent with Marshall’s type IIB. The buckle has a flattened ‘D’ section and an expanded pin rest. It is most probably a spur buckle.
The surface is now a mottled green/brown with a break in the lower cross member to the square end.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Post AD 1625
Date to: Ante AD 1675
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 38.5 mm
Width: 29 mm
Thickness: 2.9 mm
Weight: 8.5 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 5th January 2010
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Llanymynech and Pant (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SJ2821
Four figure Latitude: 52.781758
Four figure longitude: -3.06891
1:25K map: SJ2821
1:10K map: SJ22SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall, C. | 1986 | Buckles Through the Ages | Essex | Greenlight Publishing | p16 Fig 8 | Type IIB |
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