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BUCKLE
Unique ID: GLO-142B88
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A cast copper alloy double looped buckle length 27mm, width 27mm, thickness 5mm, weight 6.33g. Rectangular frame with an offset spindle for the pin, the side of the pin is expanded to form a locking arm, now broken. 1350-1500
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1350
Date to: Circa AD 1500
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 27 mm
Width: 27 mm
Thickness: 5 mm
Weight: 6.33 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st January 2011 - Thursday 30th June 2011
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: 4990
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Gloucestershire (County)
District: Forest of Dean (District)
To be known as: Forest of Dean
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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