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BUCKLE
Unique ID: NCL-C8F6C4
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A cast copper-alloy buckle of gaping-mouth beast type and possible 12th-century date. The object is sub-spherical and hollow, decorated in the form of an animal head with pointed ears like a cat's emerging from the top of the head. the face has almond-shaped eyes in relief to either side of a nose; the nose has an upturned, piggish appearance. The mouth is open, giving the face a gaping or gasping appearance.
The back and base of the fitting has an opening, L-shaped in cross-section, with an integrally cast bar running across this opening at the corner or meeting point of the base and back.
This type of buckle was recognised by Rogerson and Ashley (2011) and divided into two types depending on how the strap was attached. This one is a Type 2, and is similar to one from Grimston, Norfolk (NMS-4A6DC4). They are thought on art-historical grounds to date to the 12th century.
Class: gaping mouth beast
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1100
Date to: Circa AD 1200
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 20.21 mm
Height: 25.64 mm
Width: 24.67 mm
Weight: 24.4 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 6th October 2013
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Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: East Lindsey (District)
Parish or ward: Revesby (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TF3263
Four figure Latitude: 53.14779383
Four figure longitude: -0.02774891
1:25K map: TF3263
1:10K map: TF36SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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