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BUCKLE
Unique ID: PUBLIC-C1F847
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A Medieval, cast, copper-alloy single-looped buckle frame.
The frame is a flattened oval in cross-section and sub-oval in plan. It is has an enlarged, ornate leading edge which has, at each end, a large, cone-shaped knop. The strap bar is offset, narrowed and is circular in cross-section. The pin is missing.
Notes:
Similar buckles can be seen in Whitehead, pages 21-23.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1250
Date to: Circa AD 1400
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 18.7 mm
Width: 21.6 mm
Thickness: 2 mm
Weight: 3.69 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 28th December 2011
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: East Lindsey (District)
To be known as: Skidbrooke
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitehead, R. | 2003 | Buckles 1250-1800 | Chelmsford | Greenlight Publishing | p21-23 |
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