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BUCKLE
Unique ID: PUBLIC-09CD24
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A copper-alloy buckle frame, plate and pin, dating to c.1350-1400. The cast single-loop rectangular frame has a front edge is slightly wider than the bar, and the sides are each slightly curved. The front edge, although worn, shows faint transverse grooves on its front edge with one central deeper groove to accept the pin. The sides each have a small decorative ridge towards either end.
The cast copper alloy pin is in good condition, and has a small decorative ridge at the junction of loop and shaft. The buckle plate is made from a piece of copper-alloy sheet folded in half, with a pin slot. It tapers to the hinge to accommodate the frame. Some of its length is missing ,and the surviving piece shows no sign of a rivet. Length 18.3mm, width 14.1mm, thickness 3.4mm, weight 3.5g. Length of buckle plus remaining plate 32.9mm.
Compare similar buckles from contexts of c. 1350-1400 in London (Egan and Pritchard 1991, nos. 437-439).
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to Landowner
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1350
Date to: Circa AD 1400
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 32.9 mm
Width: 14.1 mm
Thickness: 3.4 mm
Weight: 3.5 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 3rd September 2008
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Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cambridgeshire (County)
District: South Cambridgeshire (District)
To be known as: SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE.
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 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 |
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