SUSS-C136A0: Medieval Single Loop Oval Buckle

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BUCKLE

Unique ID: SUSS-C136A0

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A complete Medieval cast copper-alloy single loop buckle, dating to c. AD 1250-1500. The buckle frame is D-shaped with a narrowed and offset strap bar; the sheet pin is still present wrapped around the pin bar. It is D shaped in section with a flat back. The pin narrows to a point. The outer and inner edges of the frame have been bevelled. The buckle measures 11.3mm long, 15mm wide, 2.5mm thick and weighs 1.28 grams. It has green patina and shows the remains of being silvered. see Whitehead ( 2003), p19, no. 53. for a similar buckle.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1250
Date to: Circa AD 1500

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 11.3 mm
Width: 15 mm
Thickness: 2.5 mm
Weight: 1.28 g

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Surface Treatment: White metal coated

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: East Sussex (County)
District: Wealden (District)
Parish or ward: Arlington (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TQ5410
Four figure Latitude: 50.86899534
Four figure longitude: 0.18719943
1:25K map: TQ5410
1:10K map: TQ51SW
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 0.1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Discovery circumstances: Found while metal detecting between June 2012 and November 2013
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

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Recording Institution: SUSS
Created: 9 years ago
Updated: 9 years ago

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