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BUCKLE
Unique ID: IOW-8362C9
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete Medieval copper-alloy buckle frame (c. 1200-c. 1230). The frame is a Meols Type 2.
The pin is missing.
This single-loop frame is 'D'-shaped in cross-section. It is 'D'-shaped in plan and has a slightly expanded edge. It has an offset and narrowed bar which is square in cross-section.
The frame is reddish brown.
Length: 21.4mm; width: 30.6mm; thickness: 5.6mm. Weight: 7.44g.
A similar frame from London has been dated c. 1200-c. 1400 (Egan and Pritchard 1991: 68, fig. 42, refs: 271, 274, 277).
Egan, G. and Pritchard, F. 1991. Dress Accessories: Medieval finds from excavations in London: 3. London: HMSO.
Class:
Single-loop
Sub class: Meols type 2
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 1200
Date to: Circa AD 1230
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 21.4 mm
Width: 30.6 mm
Thickness: 5.6 mm
Weight: 7.44 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 15th March 2015 - Sunday 15th March 2015
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2015-2-193
Materials and construction
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 | 68, fig. 42 | 271, 274, 277 |
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