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BUCKLE
Unique ID: SOM-EC1E03
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Medieval cast copper alloy buckle frame with zoomorphic decoration. The frame is D shaped with a wide flat loop which widens slightly along the outer edge. The strap bar is missing to worn breaks but was offset with oval knops at either end. The front of the frame is decorated with raised moulded decoration, probably in the form of two animals with heads meeting in the centre and curled tails or possible curled foliate decoration. It is 38.8mm long, 23.9mm wide and 3.3mm thick; it weighs 6.65 grams.
Various similar examples can be seen on the PAS database, e.g. SF-56BA27, DENO-CC3867, NARC-803C25, and SF-3AE714 which are dated to the 11th to 14th century.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1000
Date to: Circa AD 1400
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 38.8 mm
Width: 23.9 mm
Thickness: 3.3 mm
Weight: 6.65 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 4th April 2011
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SCC 020819
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: Zeals
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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