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BUCKLE
Unique ID: HAMP-EA3BA2
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete and highly corroded cast copper-alloy oval single-looped buckle frame, with possible zoomorphic features, of early-medieval to medieval date. The frame is sub-oval in section, and thicker at the outer edge. This tapers into a probable zoomorphic head, with a flattened oval ear, probable eye and an elongated snout from which the narrow strap bar extends. The lower end of this zoomorphic buckle tapers out in opposition to the snout and nose to give the appearance of curvature in the strap bar. Additionally, along the spine of the buckle is a raised linear feature. The buckle is highly corroded to a light-green colour, though a brown-red tinge commonly associated with later early-medieval finds can be seen in small patches, most notably on the strap bar, and snout protrusions. This object is similar to a buckle illustrated in Griffiths et al. (2007, 72; ref. 313); see also NLM-03EEC4 and PUBLIC-69A6D3 on this database.
Class: single-looped
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 950
Date to: Circa AD 1100
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 16.7 mm
Width: 15.8 mm
Thickness: 4.6 mm
Weight: 2.94 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st November 2011 - Wednesday 30th November 2011
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: E3227
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Buckinghamshire (County)
District: Aylesbury Vale (District)
To be known as: Buckingham CP
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Griffiths, D., Philpott. R. and Egan, G. | 2007 | Meols: The Archaeology of the North West Wirral Coast | Oxford | Oxford University School of Archaeology | 72 | 313 |
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