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BUCKLE
Unique ID: PUBLIC-CD4924
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete copper-alloy single-loop buckle, dating from the Medieval period, c.1350-1450
Only the inner side of the frame remains, the curved top and bottom arms extending from the offset axis bar. The rectangular plate has been doubled around this bar, with the pin attached via a central slot. The two sides of the plate would have been held together by two rivets, located at the corners of the non-frame end; only one of these copper-alloy rivets survives in situ. The other two corners of the plate have been cut awat to accommodate the frame. The plates are distorted by a diagonal crease which is of relatively recent origin. The object has a degraded glossy green patina. Reference: Ross Whitehead. BUCKLES 1250-1800. page 23, No 100. Length of buckle: 42.70 mm. Width: 15.47 mm. Thickness: 1.79 mm. Weight: 1.792 grams.
Class: Single-loop
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: 42.7 mm
Width: 15.47 mm
Thickness: 1.79 mm
Weight: 1.792 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 2nd February 2014
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Hand made
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Dorset (County)
District: East Dorset (District)
To be known as: Nr Wimborne
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitehead, R. | 1996 | Buckles 1250-1800 | Chelmsford | Greenlight Publishing | 23 plate 100 |
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