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BUCKLE
Unique ID: WILT-1CC784
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete Medieval (c.1350-1400) copper alloy single loop buckle frame, missing the tip of the pin (and probably a plate). It measures 17.62x12.75x3.92mm (internal 8.66x9.63mm) and weighs 2.42g.
The frame is square with a thickened and three transverse grooves, the central one of which acts as a rest for the pin. The sides are slightly convex with a tiny transverse ridge close to the bar, which is narrowed and offset. The pin has a transverse ridge just beyond the axis bar and is triangular in cross-section at the break (1.85x1.23mm).
A similar buckle from London has been found in a context dated 1350-1400 (Egan And Pritchard (1991) Dress Accessories, p.97, fig. 61, ref: 438.
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 1400
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 17.62 mm
Width: 12.75 mm
Thickness: 3.92 mm
Weight: 2.42 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 3rd April 2012 - Tuesday 3rd July 2012
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Salisbury Museum Entry Form no.3938
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: Test Valley (District)
To be known as: Broughton
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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