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BUCKLE

Unique ID: ESS-FC37A8

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A fragment of a Medieval cast copper alloy single loop buckle dating from AD1250 - AD1400. The buckle is oval with an integral plate. The plate is 13.53mm in length, 18.56mm in width and has a transverse break running parallel to the loop. There is a centrally located circular hole drilled into the plate along the edge of the loop. It is 3.78mm in diameter and would have housed the pin, which has now been lost. The buckle is well worn with a light green patina although some of the original surface survives on the plate. The buckle measures 31.96mm in length, 30.83mm in width, 2.62mm in thickness and weighs 4.45g.

For similar examples see Whitehead (2003: 32) nos. 176 & 177.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1250
Date to: Circa AD 1400

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 31.96 mm
Width: 30.83 mm
Thickness: 2.62 mm
Weight: 4.45 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 25th May 2013 - Tuesday 3rd September 2013

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: CIMS OEF 7385

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Fragment

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Essex (County)
District: Chelmsford (District)
Parish or ward: West Hanningfield (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TL7100
Four figure Latitude: 51.67274441
Four figure longitude: 0.4715899
1:25K map: TL7100
1:10K map: TL70SW
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

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

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