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BUCKLE
Unique ID: IOW-0DB8F0
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete and corroded Early-Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) cast copper-alloy buckle (c. 475-c. 600).
The pin is missing.
In plan, the frame is an elongated oval shape and has a narrowed bar. The upper face is convex and the lower face of the frame is concave. The bar is circular in cross-section.
The frame is corroded to light green and has traces of a darker green patina with faint traces of tinning.
Length: 15.00mm; width: 24.36mm; thickness: 5.06mm; maximum diameter of bar: 3.22mm. Weight: 5.51g.
Marzinzik Type 1.3 (Marzinzik 2003: 232 and 306).
Marzinzik, S. 2003. Early Anglo-Saxon belt buckles (late 5th to early 8th centuries A.D.): their classification and context. BAR British series 357.
Class: Marzinzik Type 1.3
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Ascribed Culture:
Anglo-Saxon style
Date from: Circa AD 475
Date to: Circa AD 600
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 15 mm
Width: 24.36 mm
Thickness: 5.06 mm
Weight: 5.51 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 2nd February 2014
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2014-2-120
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marzinzik, S. | 2003 | Early Anglo-Saxon Belt Buckles (Late 5th to Early 8th Centuries A.D.): Their classification and context | Oxford | British Archaeological Reports | 232 and 306 |
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