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BUCKLE
Unique ID: KENT-51C2F1
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A cast copper alloy Medieval buckle. It has a single loop, and is rectangular in shape. it is flat, and has 4 linear grooves on the front edge. There are 2 casting spurs on each side. The strap bar is slightly offset. the pin is missing. There is a folded sheet buckle plate, which has one rivet hole, and rivet at the far end. C.1350 - 1400 in date. There is a similar buckle in Whitehead 1996 p.27 no 135. 40mm L x 15.28mm W x 1.92mm T. 3.81g weight.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1350
Date to: Circa AD 1400
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 40 mm
Width: 15.28 mm
Thickness: 1.92 mm
Weight: 3.81 g
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Kent (County)
District: Dover (District)
To be known as: Northbourne
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitehead, R. | 2003 | Buckles 1250-1800 | Chelmsford | Greenlight Publishing | 27 | 135 |
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