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BUCKLE

Unique ID: NARC-2541A5

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Cast copper alloy buckle frame. Single loop strap 'tensioner', with no recess for a pin. 1300-1500 AD.

Similar in Whitehead's "Buckles 1250-1800" - page 43, figure 248.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1300
Date to: Circa AD 1500

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 17 mm
Width: 14.5 mm
Weight: 1.08 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 10th August 2010

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Materials and construction

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

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Buckinghamshire (County)
District: Aylesbury Vale (District)
Parish or ward: Wendover (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SP4820
Four figure Latitude: 51.87651
Four figure longitude: -1.304146
1:25K map: SP4820
1:10K map: SP42SE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Audit data

Recording Institution: NARC
Created: 13 years ago
Updated: 6 years ago

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