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BUCKLE

Unique ID: SUR-117A14

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A medieval cast copper alloy buckle with an integral plate, probably from a spur. The frame is rectangular and has a wider outer edge. The narrower integral plate is pierced for a missing pin and is decorated with alternating diagonal lines. It has a scalloped trailing edge. The single integral rivet retains its sheet metal rove.

Class: spur

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1200
Date to: Circa AD 1400

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 29.19 mm
Width: 14.02 mm
Weight: 3.16 g

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: B15-49

Materials and construction

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

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Oxfordshire (County)
District: South Oxfordshire (District)
Parish or ward: Moulsford (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SU5884
Four figure Latitude: 51.55191577
Four figure longitude: -1.16487958
1:25K map: SU5884
1:10K map: SU58SE
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

References cited

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Recording Institution: SUR
Created: 9 years ago
Updated: 5 years ago

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