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BUCKLE

Unique ID: BUC-ADB1F7

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A medieval cast copper alloy single loop buckle, with a narrowed and offset strap bar. The curved part of the frame has a number of transverse grooves on it. See Whitehead no 56 for a similar buckle.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1250
Date to: Circa AD 1500

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Height: 12.74 mm
Width: 16.96 mm
Thickness: 2.98 mm

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Bedford (Unitary Authority)
District: Bedford (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Souldrop

Spatial coordinates

Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Whitehead, R.	2003	Buckles 1250-1800	Chelmsford	Greenlight Publishing	19, no 56
Whitehead, R.	2003	Buckles 1250-1800	Chelmsford	Greenlight Publishing	35	202

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Recording Institution: BUC
Created: 12 years ago
Updated: 12 years ago

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