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BUCKLE

Unique ID: WAW-21E849

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Medieval buckle (mid 12^th to mid 13^th centuries): The copper alloy buckle frame is a 'D' shape with a narrowed and off-set strap bar. The loop of the frame tapers in width towards the strap bar, and is at its widest at the apex of the frame. The loop is sub-oval in section. The surface is undecorated. The pin is an elongated triangle which is curled around the strap bar. The frame has an incomplete mid green patina. It measures 25.58mm wide and 19.75mm long from the apex of the frame to the strap bar. It weighs 4.12g.

Similar buckles are illustrated in Egan and Pritchard (2002), Nos. 303 and 304 and these are dated to the mid 12^th to mid 13^th centuries.

Egan, G. and Pritchard, F., 2002 Dress Accessories, c. 1150- c. 1450 (Medieval finds from Excavations in London) London: Boydell Press

Class: Meols type 2

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: 25.58 mm
Width: 19.75 mm
Weight: 4.12 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st January 2012 - Monday 20th October 2014

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Materials and construction

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

Spatial metadata

Region: West Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Warwickshire (County)
District: Stratford-on-Avon (District)
Parish or ward: Aston Cantlow (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SP1559
Four figure Latitude: 52.22899884
Four figure longitude: -1.78180509
1:25K map: SP1559
1:10K map: SP15NE
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
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

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		Nos. 303 and 304

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

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