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BUCKLE
Unique ID: SUR-630351
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A cast copper alloy medieval buckle frame of trapezoidal form with a dividing bar. The frame shows extensive file marks. Similar buckles from London were found in contexts from c1350-1450 (cf Dress Accessories nos.462-9).
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 1450
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 20.96 mm
Width: 17.26 mm
Weight: 2.65 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 10th November 2011 - Sunday 13th November 2011
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: 12-41
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Oxfordshire (County)
District: Vale of White Horse (District)
Parish or ward: Stanford in the Vale (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SU3694
Four figure Latitude: 51.643654
Four figure longitude: -1.481137
1:25K map: SU3694
1:10K map: SU39SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egan, G. and Pritchard, F. | 1991 | Dress Accessories, c.1150-c.1450 (Medieval Finds from Excavations in London 3) (1991) | London | Stationery Office Books |
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