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BUCKLE
Unique ID: PUBLIC-ADF9E1
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
Medieval copper alloy buckle, probably of mid 12th to 14th century date
The buckle frame is complete but missing the pin (with a length of 20.8mm, a width of 22.7mm and a weight of 3.0g). The buckle has an oval frame with ornate outside edge. The outside edge is widened (at 4.5mm) and comprises a projecting knop at each end, with horizontal ribbing between. The sides are of sub-rectangular section and the bar is off-set and narrowed, of sub-circular section (1.9mm diameter). The rear of the buckle is flat. The surface has a dark brown patina.
The buckle can be paralleled with an example excavated in London (Egan & Pritchard, 1991, p 74, no. 299), recovered from a mid to late 13th century context.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1150
Date to: Circa AD 1400
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 20.8 mm
Width: 22.7 mm
Weight: 3 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 15th July 2010 - Thursday 19th August 2010
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NMWPA 2010.64.3
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Sutton Benger (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: ST9479
Four figure Latitude: 51.509895
Four figure longitude: -2.087848
1:25K map: ST9479
1:10K map: ST97NW
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 | 74 |
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