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BUCKLE
Unique ID: IOW-F2D6D1
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete Medieval cast copper-alloy single-loop buckle (c. AD 1300-1500).
The frame is trapezoidal in plan, convex at the front and flat at the rear. It has an outer edge which is curved in plan and the bar is worn mid-way along its length where the missing pin was situated
It is corroded to a green colour and has traces of a green patina.
19.46 x 24.78 x 2.28mm. Weight: 2.51g.
Broadly similar trapezoidal buckles have been published and dated c. 1300-1500 (Whitehead 1996: 26).
Class: Single-loop
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1300
Date to: Circa AD 1500
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 19.46 mm
Width: 24.78 mm
Thickness: 2.28 mm
Weight: 2.51 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 5th September 2012
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2012-4-318
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitehead, R. | 2003 | Buckles 1250-1800 | Chelmsford | Greenlight Publishing | 26 |
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