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BUCKLE
Unique ID: NMGW-DE4221
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Medieval copper alloy buckle of annular type and of mid-13th to mid-15th century date
The buckle frame is circular (32.5mm external diameter, 24.7mm internal diameter and weighing 10.6g) and is of sub-circular section (3.7mm - 4.3mm diameter). Faceting on the inside of the frame may be the result of wear from a strap. There is no pin restriction on the frame. The pin is complete (with a length of 34.9mm) and has an open loop around the frame, now truncated and is narrowest at the rear of the loop, gradually widening towards the shaft (with a diameter of 9.1mm - 10.8mm and a width of 3.7mm - 4.3mm) and with a moulding at its base. The pin is of rounded, D-shaped section. The surface is corroded with a grey-green patina.
Class: buckle of annular type
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 34.9 mm
Weight: 10.6 g
Diameter: 32.5 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 9th March 2013
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NMWPA 2014.82.8
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: County of Herefordshire (Unitary Authority)
District: County of Herefordshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Eardisley (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SO2951
Four figure Latitude: 52.15269716
Four figure longitude: -3.03915768
1:25K map: SO2951
1:10K map: SO25SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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