LEIC-164F22: Medieval copper alloy buckle

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BUCKLE

Unique ID: LEIC-164F22

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Medieval copper alloy buckle, 40mm long, 33mm wide and 3.5mm thick. The object is in fair condition and weighs10.73 grams. The buckle is D shaped and has a wide curved outer edge. It has a rectangular recess forming a pin rest , whose outer edge merges into a ridge running along the objects centre, giving it a traingular section.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1250
Date to: Circa AD 1500

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 40 mm
Width: 33 mm
Thickness: 3.5 mm
Weight: 10.73 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 12th April 2010

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Materials and construction

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

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Leicestershire (County)
District: Melton (District)
Parish or ward: Melton Warwick (District Ward)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SK7519
Four figure Latitude: 52.76340503
Four figure longitude: -0.88995833
1:25K map: SK7519
1:10K map: SK71NE
Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

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Recording Institution: LEIC
Created: 13 years ago
Updated: 3 years ago

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