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BUCKLE
Unique ID: PUBLIC-45FB51
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A incomplete Medieval cast copper alloy buckle. The object is d shaped, and sinlge looped. The loop thickens as it approaches the center and is very thin at the knops. It has loped knops at both ends of where the bar would be (missing), which would be offset if present. One of the lobed knops is larger and more pronounced than the other. It is was silver, most of which is gone, but is still visible on the loop, and on the knops. The object is incomplete, as it is missing its pin and bar. The objebt is in poor condition as it is broken and the silver has come off. This is likely to date to c.1250-1500. It is 17.40 mm L x 12.91 mm W x 2.81 MM TH. It weighs 0.85 g. A similar object can be seen in the database, LIN-1D2E75.
Ref: Whitehead, R. 1996. Buckles:1250-1800. Haftield: Greenlight Publishing
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Kent City Council
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1250
Date to: Circa AD 1500
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 17.4 mm
Width: 12.91 mm
Thickness: 2.81 mm
Weight: 0.85 g
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Surface Treatment: White metal coated
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Kent (County)
District: Dartford (District)
Parish or ward: Southfleet (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TQ6071
Four figure Latitude: 51.415443
Four figure longitude: 0.299477
1:25K map: TQ6071
1:10K map: TQ67SW
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 | 19 | No.55 |
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