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BUCKLE
Unique ID: SOM-DA5185
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Medieval cast copper-alloy single oval loop buckle frame. The frame is trapezoid in cross section with flat front and back and bevelled inner and outer sides. It has a straight strap bar which is narrowed and a incised transverse pin rest in the centre of the outer side. The frame is 37.3mm long and 24.9mm wide and is a maximum of 2.7mm thick. It weighs 6.34 grams. The buckle surface is a pale to mid grey-green colour .
A similar example is illustrated in Egan and Pritchard (1991:89, no.390), this form is dated c.1350-1450 AD (ibid: 22).
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1350
Date to: Circa AD 1450
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 37.3 mm
Width: 24.9 mm
Thickness: 2.7 mm
Weight: 6.34 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 3rd January 2011
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SCC 020767
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Alvediston
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egan, G. and Pritchard, F. | 1991 | Dress Accessories, c.1150-c.1450 (Medieval Finds from Excavations in London 3) (1991) | London | Stationery Office Books | 22, 89 | 390 |
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