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BUCKLE

Unique ID: WMID6025

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published Find published

The buckle is a single looped frame which is 'D' shape in plan with a pointed loop. The point of the loop has a notch. The strap bar is off-set and has the remains of a buckle plate curled around it. A fragment of the pin remains.

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1350
Date to: Circa AD 1450

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 17.8 mm
Width: 18 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st January 2003

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast

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Spatial metadata

Region: West Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Staffordshire (County)
District: East Staffordshire (District)
Parish or ward: Croxden (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SK0538
Four figure Latitude: 52.939372
Four figure longitude: -1.927049
1:25K map: SK0538
1:10K map: SK03NE
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

Author Publication Year Title Publication Place Publisher Pages Reference
Whitehead, R. 2003 Buckles 1250-1800 Chelmsford Greenlight Publishing No. 71 Similar

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Audit data

Recording Institution: WMID
Created: 21 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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