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BUCKLE

Unique ID: WAW-6BAE57

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Medieval (c. 1350 to c. 1450) buckle: The copper alloy buckle frame is asquare in plan and the frame and strap bar is rectangular in section. There is a notch on three sides of the frame. The outer face ofthe buckle frame is decorated with an off-set edge which has fine notches along he edge. The frame is flat on the reverse. The pin is missing. The surface of the frame has a mid green colour. The length of the buckle frame is 19.15mm long and 20.11mm wide. It weighs 5.3g.

The frame is probably dated to the Medieval period. Whitehead (1996) illustrates a square buckle, No. 142 and dates it to the mid 14th to mid 15th centuries.

Whitehead, R. 1996 Buckles 1250-1800 Greenlight Publishing

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1350
Date to: Circa AD 1450

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 19.15 mm
Width: 20.11 mm
Weight: 5.3 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 29th November 2012 - Thursday 27th February 2014

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: West Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Worcestershire (County)
District: Malvern Hills (District)
Parish or ward: Shrawley (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SO8165
Four figure Latitude: 52.28280941
Four figure longitude: -2.27993574
1:25K map: SO8165
1:10K map: SO86NW
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

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Created: 10 years ago
Updated: 10 years ago

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