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BUCKLE
Unique ID: PUBLIC-9C02F8
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A cast copper-alloy D-shaped buckle frame from the medieval period (14th century), classifiable as Cassels type 1.5C. The buckle has a collared knop at the centre of its outer edge and has a narrowed and offset bar opposite. There are transverse ridges on the sides, adjacent to the internal edge of the bar. The plate and pin are missing. The frame has a green patina and is in fair condition.
Length of frame: 23.01 mm; Width: 16.09 mm; Thickness: 3.15 mm; Weight: 2.033 g
A similar frame, still attached to a plate, can be found illustrated in Egan and Pritchard (2002, 94; fig. 59) no. 421, found in a later 14th-century context.
Class: Cassels type 1.5C
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1300
Date to: Circa AD 1400
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 23.01 mm
Width: 16.09 mm
Thickness: 3.15 mm
Weight: 2.033 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 7th September 2014
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egan, G. and Pritchard, F. | 2002 | Dress Accessories, c.1150-c.1450 (Medieval Finds from Excavations in London) (2002) | London | HMSO | 94 | 421 |
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