HAMP-700307: Rectangular buckle and plate

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BUCKLE

Unique ID: HAMP-700307

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

Copper-alloy rectangular buckle with separate folded sheet copper-alloy plate. The plate is sub-rectangular closest to the buckle, but has a narrow, median extension which terminates in a trefoil end. The plate extends only a short way on the reverse. The plate has a slot for the iron pin and two rivet holes, both with copper-alloy rivets intact. Patchy red/brown dull patina. Buckle length: 30.5 width: 15.5 PLate length: 16.5 width: 28.5

Class: Rectangular

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1300
Date to: Circa AD 1500

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 9.26 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st January 2002

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Iron
Manufacture method: Cast

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: Test Valley (District)
Parish or ward: Amport (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SU2943
Four figure Latitude: 51.185497
Four figure longitude: -1.586451
1:25K map: SU2943
1:10K map: SU24SE
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth less than 0.25 m

References cited

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Audit data

Recording Institution: HAMP
Created: 20 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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