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BUCKLE
Unique ID: SOM-1E1645
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Post Medieval asymmetrical buckle. The buckle is broadly rectangular in plan with one rounded edge. The strap bar is narrowed and has suffered some damage; it is now broken and only one third remains. The remaining fragment of strap bar has been bent at a c. 20 degree angle. The frame is 'D' shaped in section with a flat back. The pin is missing. It measures 25.5mm long, 18.3 mm wide, 1.5 mm thick and weighs 1.86 g.
Whitehead (2003) illustrates a similar example; no. 561, which he dates from 1575 to 1760 AD.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1575
Date to: Circa AD 1760
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 25.5 mm
Width: 18.3 mm
Thickness: 1.5 mm
Weight: 1.86 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 11th September 2011
Rally details.
This object was found at Detecting Wales - Keinton Manderville 11th Sept 2011
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Ticket number 57
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Somerset (County)
District: Mendip (District)
To be known as: Lydford On Fosse
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Recorded at a rally
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitehead, R. | 2003 | Buckles 1250-1800 | Chelmsford | Greenlight Publishing | 561 |
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