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BUCKLE
Unique ID: IOW-3030FA
Object type certainty: Possibly
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete Medieval cast copper-alloy composite buckle frame with an integral forked spacer (c. 1350-c. 1450). The loop is a Meols Type 3/4.
The plates and part of the pin are missing.
The oval frame is bevelled externally on the upper face and has a triangular lip at the centre of the outer edge. There is a tapering slot to accommodate the pin which is made of copper-alloy wire.
In plan, the prongs are stepped and taper towards the attachment end.
This buckle has patches of a dark green patina.
Numerous file marks can be seen on the loop and prongs.
Length: 41.0mm; width of loop: 22.4mm; width of prongs: 15.9mm; thickness: 2.7mm. Weight: 5.07g.
Similar buckles from London have been published and dated c. 1350-c. 1450 (Egan & Pritchard 1991: 80, fig. 49, refs: 325-330).
Egan, G. and Pritchard, F. 1991. Dress Accessories. Medieval Finds from Excavations in London: 3. The Stationary office/ Museum of London.
Class: Composite
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
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: 41 mm
Width: 22.4 mm
Thickness: 2.7 mm
Weight: 5.07 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 5th October 2014
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2014-1-293
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egan, G. and Pritchard, F. | 1991 | Dress Accessories, c.1150-c.1450 (Medieval Finds from Excavations in London 3) (1991) | London | Stationery Office Books | 80, fig. 49 | 325-330 |
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