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BUCKLE

Unique ID: GLO-D9FB74

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Cast copper alloy asymmetrical double looped buckle with a separate frame for the strap. The main frame is large and oval, there is a constriction in the centre of the rear for the pin and a recess on the forward edge for the pin rest. A second smaller frame is rectangular.

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: 24 mm
Width: 25 mm
Thickness: 2 mm
Weight: 2.06 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st October 2012 - Monday 1st April 2013

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

Region: South West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: South Gloucestershire (Unitary Authority)
District: South Gloucestershire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Oldbury

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

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Recording Institution: GLO
Created: 10 years ago
Updated: 10 years ago

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